In San Francisco, united mayors from around the world step up climate action

Thousands of local actors, including around 100 local elected leaders from all regions of the world came together at the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco, United States, from 12 to 14 September to recognize the important contributions that cities and sub-national states are making to solve the global climate change crisis, together with the business community.

Local governments around the world are already taking ambitious action to make the Paris Agreement a reality. By 2030, we know that nearly every home built, every power plant brought online will need to be powered by clean energy. The Global Climate Action Summit was the opportunity to demonstrate to the world that cities and regions are at the forefront of working towards a climate safe, healthy, prosperous world for all.

The intensified role played by international networks of cities has proven to be very effective to increase the impact at local level, demonstrate the potential of actions taken by local elected leaders, and report on climate action at global level.

Throughout the Summit, UCLG together with its members and partners of the Global Taskforce, C40, the Global Covenant of Mayors and ICLEI, have continuously shown the greater impact that policies taken at city level are creating, particularly in infrastructure, transport, waste reduction and decarbonized economy.

The local and regional governments delegation was strongly represented and held the local flag high in the fight against climate change. “We are here to share and expand the commitments of no-state actors to step up our ambition leading to robust climate actions. We are showing to the world how to climate policies reduce inequalities in our territories. Think locally and act globally, it is time to act”, - said Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris and UCLG Co-President.

21.09.2018

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