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.
New $1 billion dollar commitment from investors to deliver zero-emission buses in Latin America
A set of investors have committed publicly via the C40 ZEBRA partnership to invest over a billion U.S. dollars for zero-emission public bus fleets in Latin America.
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.
Mayors and unions pledge to make COP26 launchpad for decade of climate action, delivering jobs, skills, investments, social equity and to tackle inequality
With 100 days until COP26 in Glasgow, cities and unions pledge to tackle climate change and inequality together. Mayors vow to recruit 1,000 Cities to ‘Race to Zero’ coalition to keep global heating below 1.5°C.