C40: 2021 in focus
A round-up of the key activities and achievements of C40 Cities in 2021.
A letter by Mayor Eric Garcetti, Chair of C40 Cities 2019–2021
Mayor of Los Angeles Eric Garcetti reflects on his time as the Chair of C40 Cities.
Putting gender equality at the heart of climate action
Mayor Joy Belmonte, Mayor Ada Colau and Alexandra Palt make the case for the importance of ensuring that gender equality is at the core of climate action, highlighting successful initiatives from C40 cities and the new Women4Climate mentorship programme.
Joint C40 and Mayors Migration Council Task Force release Action Agenda on climate and migration with new $1M USD investment from Robert Bosch Stiftung
C40 Cities and the Mayors Migration Council released the Global Mayors Action Agenda on Climate and Migration, outlining bold steps to accelerate global responses to the climate crisis and human mobility.
From LA to Bogotá to London, global mayors unite to deliver critical city momentum to world leaders tasked with keeping 1.5 degree hopes alive at Glasgow’s COP26
In Glasgow today, C40 Chair Mayor Garcetti announced the successful delivery of UN-backed Cities Race to Zero campaign before handing the baton over to C40 Chair-elect Mayor Khan, who outlined his bold new vision for leveraging what cities can deliver in the fight against climate change.
31 mayors introduce even more trees, parks and green space in cities to save lives and tackle the climate crisis
31 of the world’s great cities will be significantly greener in the years ahead, as leading mayors have committed to further expand, restore and protect urban parks, trees, gardens, ponds, and lakes within their cities. These investments in nature will speed up existing efforts to make communities healthier, improve air quality and help protect cities from the increasingly severe impacts of the climate crisis, such as extreme heat, flooding and drought.