The Compact of Mayors
was launched by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his Special Envoy for
Cities and Climate Change, Michael R. Bloomberg, under the leadership of the
world’s global city networks – C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40), ICLEI
– Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI) and the United Cities and Local
Governments (UCLG) –with support from UN-Habitat, the UN’s lead agency on urban
issues. The Compact establishes a common platform to capture the impact of
cities’ collective actions through standardized measurement of emissions and
climate risk, and consistent, public reporting of their efforts. Through the
Compact, cities are:
Increasing their
visibility as leaders responding to climate change;
- Demonstrating their commitment to an ambitious global climate solution, particularly as nations convene around a new climate agreement in Paris in December 2015;
- Encouraging direct public and private sector investments in cities by meeting transparent standards that are similar to those followed by national governments;
- Building a consistent and robust body of data on the impact of city action; and
- Accelerating more ambitious, collaborative, and sustainable local climate action. Ultimately, the Compact of Mayors provides hard evidence that cities are true climate leaders, and that local action can have a significant global impact.
THE ABC FOR SUSTAINABLE CITIES
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