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Global Covenant of Mayors at COP23

Two years after COP21 in Paris, local leaders gathered in Bonn to announce the potential collective impact of committed cities, announce a new global standard for reporting, and continue the momentum #Uniting4Climate around the globe.

Two years after the , Mayors from across the globe are in Bonn for and collaborating on action to move to a low emission, resilient society.

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As for environmental sustainability elements, 95% of the building’s steel reinforcement is from recycled material

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At , U.S. local leaders remain determined to meet the Paris Agreement through . Join & me on Saturday at 10:30 am CET on Facebook page for the launch of our first report:

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Mayor of Pittsburgh on : Although Federal governments can create regulations and rules, the impelemnation happens at the local level. Pittsburgh can show the model that if we can do it, you certainly can do It.

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Cities account for more than 70% of global CO2 emissions. Luckily they’re 💚

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At , Co-Chairs & met to discuss furthering the climate progress of the 7,494 local governments committed to the global initiative.

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Board Members , , & discussed the importance of climate data transparency at .

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El rol de las ciudades es importantísimo para enfrentar el Cambio Climático. Los miembros de discutieron en Bonn-Alemania temas que aporten soluciones al problema.

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Cities play a powerful role in global climate action, including the more than 7,400 cities who are a part of the . Glad to discuss their progress with at .

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All about shared long-term vision & being . Regional leadership an indispensable ingredient!

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.@CFigureres thanks all city networks for agreeing to the introduction of a global standard to measure how cities are .

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Christiana Figueres opening the first Climate Summit of Local Leaders session at and thanks for helping to have Mayors recognised as key players of COP and announces global GHG emissions standard agreed by the Global Covenant of Mayors.

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Endorsed by the Founders Council, the new data reporting standard will help cities track their climate contributions →

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commit reduction 1.3 billion tons of CO2e emissions per year by 2030 with potential to achieve a cumulative reduction of 46 Gt CO2e by 2050, reaching a global average for 2.19 tons per capita

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Lord Mayor of Bonn: For the first time, 360 leaders of cities and local governments are in the official zone to send out the signal that the momentum of the will continue.

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We are here to strengthen alliances. We are here to act and collaborate for our climate and to encourage cities, civil society, and businesses to join us in . The has proven their ability to make a difference.

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Committed cities could avoid the equivalent of taking over 275 million cars off the road in 2030. 👋🏽🚗🚕🚙🚓

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Potential of 7,494 commitments made by Global Covenant of Mayors cities equivalent to reducing nearly 1.3 billion tons of emissions per year by 2030 (= emissions of Japan or Brazil)

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Kicking off our press conference announcing the collective impact of committed cities and announcing the new GHG emissions inventory standard for cities and governments.

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Co-Chair : The are delivering impressive results in record speed.

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NEW REPORT: Cities committed to could avoid the equivalent of taking 319 coal-fired power plants offline in 2030.

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.’s new common data standard will allow to transparently and accurately report their climate progress.

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Mayor : We have to go further. Quito is making its historic district a clean transportation area and invites Mayors across Latin America to replicate and scale up this initiative through the in Latin America.

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Mayor Sefiani: Chefchaouen's Energy Information Center helps educate its citizens about solar, transportation, and smart energy lighting to fight climate change at the local level.

.: Access to financing is a key challenge to city governments. We need to improve public-private partnerships to finance local climate action.

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Mayor of Quito, "Standardising data is important for cities in being a tool for them to get finance for climate change action"

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. applauds the information sharing and technical expertise brought by and our friends to help mayors and cities act on climate. 👏👏👏

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Ahead of the G20 Summit in Buenos Aires, and will launch a new initiative to help local governments access funding and progress climate action.

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V imp moment 4 city climate action: launch global city emissions inventory standard

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We invite all Mayors from everywhere to join our global initiative. Any city or town in the world may commit to the . Learn more:

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When mayors share vision, things get done! Read 1st quantification of their overall potential to reduce CO2 - .

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As the introduce a standardized framework for climate reporting, Board Members & note climate progress is necessarily dependent on one thing: data.

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Historic! Making key city data available to public in a consistent way ➡️ accelerating climate finance based on evidence .

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💯! This is why we introduced a new global standard for reporting city and local governments’ greenhouse gas emissions inventories. Learn more:

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Highlighting the committed cities of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy

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Cities committed to could avoid the equivalent of taking over 275 million cars off the road in 2030.

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The ' new standard for reporting GHG emissions will enable more cities to take action, maximize impact and make progress on the goals.

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Exciting new partnership between and announced at – enabling cities to more easily and transparently measure climate data and track local action.

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. announces it will become the reporting partner for . W/, much potential for streamlined data reporting.

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and are proud to announce new partnership on climate reporting for cities welcomed by

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Our new website – – demonstrates the power of cities to contribute to global climate targets and highlight the collective efforts of cities .

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At , released the potential impact of all 7,494 cities committed to reducing emissions & mitigating climate change.

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.’s new common data standard will allow to transparently and accurately report their climate progress.

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"The real changes come from the citizens. When the citizens come together in solidarity, they can bring about real change." Mayor of , says President of & Board Member of at

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. VP : Through the , we now have a unit of measurement to share best practices and scale up climate action around the globe.

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Action cannot wait until next COP in Katowice. My concluding remarks at Local & Regional Leaders' Summit -

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ICYMI: Vice-Chair announced a new partnership between and to foster the ease and transparency of climate data reporting using the ' new GHG Emissions Inventory Standard.

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.: The continues to demonstrate building partnerships across all levels of government. It’s important for leaders to see the impact and potential cities are delivering to achieve global climate goals.

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Today, we're kicking off Day at ! Spotlighting the action of in the European Union and around the globe.

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.: Now is time to deliver on the . Local governments will be at work. It's up to us in cities and villages to change mindsets.

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.: Vancouver and Toronto have made commitments to reduce GHG emissions significantly by 2050. Communities of all sizes are changing their ways to adapt to . We cannot meet our commitment without cities and towns.

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The is a shining example that when it comes to ,more often than not it’s our municipalities, regions, cities & towns that go further, faster, together

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Vice-Mayor of Stockholm : Our current goal is to be fossil fuel free by 2040. Our district heating system covers 80% of the buildings in and 80% of that energy comes from renewable sources.

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Mayor of : I'm here because I represent local government. We work with other cities because we know we have to make a commitment to the future of our cities and the future of mankind.

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.: We'll be launching a new peer learning group for cities that have made commitments to carbon neutralization. Earlier this year signed an MOU with to access new resources. Learn more:

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"Across both sides of the Atlantic, cities are more advanced than their national governments." – Mayor of Ghent and President of @EUROCITIEStweet,

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are sharing ideas across oceans to increase collaboration between cities and networks to advance local needs in the global fight against climate change.

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Mayor , the United States' board member for leads thousands of , representing 681,179,900 people around the world, on united, in cities at .

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Global Covenant Board Members & : Recognizing the importance of data consistency and transparency is the next step in mitigating the threat of climate change.

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' moderates a panel on how partnerships between cities, regions and national governments are accelerating global climate action.

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Mayor of Kampala presenting & action plan of the city on climate

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Cities committed to could avoid the equivalent of taking 319 coal-fired power plants offline in 2030.

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All day is Day at the EU Pavilion! Stop by to pick up a copy of our new impact report () and hear from mayors and partners !

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Recognizing the importance of data consistency and transparency is the next step in mitigating the threat of climate change.

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Great line up for panel on facilitating access to finance, including & others

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Mayor Sefiani of Chefchaouen and Board Member joins a panel discussing integrated planning and implementation of climate action to the .

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ICYMI: Yesterday, we announced a new report with the potential collective impact of cities and a brand new GHG emissions inventory standard for cities and governments ➡️ 

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At , the represents 7,000+ that are working together to meet our goals.

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Quito Mayor : We need access to tools for finance to implement our climate agenda.

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.'s new reporting framework creates consistent, cross-comparable data and holds accountable

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We need this level of commitment and action from provincial/state and national governments!

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This weekend’s meeting at shared our message at a global scale: mayors get the job done. cc

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Marrakesh Partnership for Global , launch of Front-line Cities & Islands , climate & , reports the collective impact of committed cities & more. A busy start for week 2 of :

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Cities committed to the are through inspiring climate action. Look back at our⚡️“Countdown to ” to see some of our favorite!

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Gov Koike joined in the side event through a video message. She showed her strong commitment to work with global cities to address

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.'s new reporting framework creates consistent, cross-comparable data and holds accountable

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When it comes to local , accurate data reporting is essential to progress, as cities with limited budgets need to know just how much their climate initiatives are moving the needle.

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