ICLEI World Congress 2015 unveils plenary program

The ICLEI World Congress 2015 plenary program is now available online, offering the next strategic step for local governments towards and beyond the COP21 in Paris. Optimizing urban partnerships, accelerating local climate action, financing urban solutions and translating global developments into local impacts will be the defining foci of the program. Read more

Read more ICLEI news in the Edition #21 January 2014 from ICLEI Updates with the following issues:

  • Local Action
  • Global News
  • Agendas
  • Upcoming Events

Local Action

Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo win 2015 Sustainable Transport Award

ICLEI Members Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo have been jointly awarded the 2015 Sustainable Transport Award. Mayors of the three cities attended an awards ceremony in Washington, DC, on Tuesday 13 January 2015. This first ever three-way tie recognizes the scale and substance of Brazil’s achievements in increasing mobility and enhancing quality of life in its major cities. Read more

ICLEI joins discussions on COP21 approach in Copenhagen

ICLEI Member and European Green Capital 2014 Copenhagen (Denmark) hosted representatives from ICLEI, major international clean-tech companies, Europe’s greenest cities, and global city networks to discuss approaches towards COP21 at the conference Sharing Copenhagen – Green Capital Days from 8 – 9 December. Read more

Coimbatore makes progress on waste segregation and recycling

At the recent COP20, the UNFCCC launched an online portal showing the actions that cities, companies, regions and investors are taking to address climate change. The portal displays thousands of climate action data, many of which have been supplied by ICLEI’s carbonn Climate Registry, the world’s leading reporting platform for local and subnational climate action. Read more

Municipal Council of Recife approves Green Roof Law

On 16 December 2014, the Municipal Council of Recife, Brazil, approved the Green Roof Law. This law requires buildings with more than four floors to have their roofs covered with native vegetation. The law also applies to any commercial building with more than 400 square meters. The first example of a building with a “green roof” in Recife will be the Torre Charles Darwin, a 35-storey building under construction in the center of the city. Read more

More Local Action Stories

Global News

ICLEI World Congress 2015 unveils plenary program

The ICLEI World Congress 2015 plenary program is now available online, offering the next strategic step for local governments towards and beyond the COP21 in Paris. Optimizing urban partnerships, accelerating local climate action, financing urban solutions and translating global developments into local impacts will be the defining foci of the program. Read more

Earth Hour City Challenge winners to be announced at ICLEI World Congress 2015

ICLEI and the World Wildlife Federation (WWF) will announce the winners of the Earth Hour City Challenge at the ICLEI World Congress 2015 in Seoul, Republic of Korea, 8-12 April 2015. All 16 finalists will attend the Congress. The Earth Hour City Challenge is a year-long competition among cities to promote renewable energy and prepare for climate change. Read more

ICLEI and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation launch publication to inspire sustainable cities in Latin America

In December 2014, ICLEI SAMS, ICLEI MECS and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation launched the publication “Sustentabilidade Urbana: Experiências na América Latina” (Urban Sustainability: Experiences in Latin America) at the COP20 UN climate change conference. The publication features 10 concrete examples of Latin American cities in pursuit of sustainability. Read more

Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific Congress 2015 to take place in February

The success of the series “Resilient Cities – The Annual Global Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation”, which has attracted hundreds of participants to Bonn, Germany, every year since 2010, is a clear indication of how pressing the issue of adaptation and urban resilience is perceived to be among local governments worldwide. In response to heightened demand, the congress series is expanding to include Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific, which will bring the event and the focus to Asia-Pacific. Read more

Popular Stories

Agendas

South Asian cities explore next generation mobility solutions at Michelin Challenge Bibendum

Representatives from Cochin, India and Matale, Sri Lanka, under the European Union funded Sharing Opportunities for Low carbon Urban transporTatION (Solutions) Project, had an opportunity to explore next generation mobility solutions and smart commuting in cities by participating in the 12th edition of the Michelin Challenge Bibendum held in Chengdu city, China in November 2014. Read more

Metropolitan Solutions 2015 to improve collaboration between cities and businesses

Building on a study conducted by ICLEI and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) on city-business cooperation models, Metropolitan Solutions 2015 will offer a unique opportunity for exchange. This year’s edition will feature “Lounge Talks”: 30-minute roundtable discussions between cities and businesses in an informal, personal setting. Read more

Procurement platform helps reduce CO2 by 65,000 tonnes

Public tenders published through the GPP 2020 project have saved the equivalent of over 65,000 tonnes of CO2 since the project began, more than the CO2 produced by 10,000 average European households each year. The project, co-funded by the Intelligent Energy Europe programme of the European Commission, is an online resource where low-carbon tenders are accessible to procurers and public authorities across a wide variety of topics, from the purchase of white goods to the leasing of green vehicles. Read more

Upcoming Events

The ICLEI World Congress 2015 plenary program is now available online, offering the next strategic step for local governments towards and beyond the COP21 in Paris. Optimizing urban partnerships, accelerating local climate action, financing urban solutions and translating global developments into local impacts will be the defining foci of the program. Read more

Read more ICLEI news in the Edition #21 January 2014 from ICLEI Updates with the following issues:

  • Local Action

  • Global News

  • Agendas

  • Upcoming Events

Local Action

Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo win 2015 Sustainable Transport Award

ICLEI Members Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo have been jointly awarded the 2015 Sustainable Transport Award. Mayors of the three cities attended an awards ceremony in Washington, DC, on Tuesday 13 January 2015. This first ever three-way tie recognizes the scale and substance of Brazil’s achievements in increasing mobility and enhancing quality of life in its major cities. Read more

ICLEI joins discussions on COP21 approach in Copenhagen

ICLEI Member and European Green Capital 2014 Copenhagen (Denmark) hosted representatives from ICLEI, major international clean-tech companies, Europe’s greenest cities, and global city networks to discuss approaches towards COP21 at the conference Sharing Copenhagen – Green Capital Days from 8 – 9 December. Read more

Coimbatore makes progress on waste segregation and recycling

At the recent COP20, the UNFCCC launched an online portal showing the actions that cities, companies, regions and investors are taking to address climate change. The portal displays thousands of climate action data, many of which have been supplied by ICLEI’s carbonn Climate Registry, the world’s leading reporting platform for local and subnational climate action. Read more

Municipal Council of Recife approves Green Roof Law

On 16 December 2014, the Municipal Council of Recife, Brazil, approved the Green Roof Law. This law requires buildings with more than four floors to have their roofs covered with native vegetation. The law also applies to any commercial building with more than 400 square meters. The first example of a building with a “green roof” in Recife will be the Torre Charles Darwin, a 35-storey building under construction in the center of the city. Read more

More Local Action Stories

Global News

ICLEI World Congress 2015 unveils plenary program

The ICLEI World Congress 2015 plenary program is now available online, offering the next strategic step for local governments towards and beyond the COP21 in Paris. Optimizing urban partnerships, accelerating local climate action, financing urban solutions and translating global developments into local impacts will be the defining foci of the program. Read more

Earth Hour City Challenge winners to be announced at ICLEI World Congress 2015

ICLEI and the World Wildlife Federation (WWF) will announce the winners of the Earth Hour City Challenge at the ICLEI World Congress 2015 in Seoul, Republic of Korea, 8-12 April 2015. All 16 finalists will attend the Congress. The Earth Hour City Challenge is a year-long competition among cities to promote renewable energy and prepare for climate change. Read more

ICLEI and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation launch publication to inspire sustainable cities in Latin America

In December 2014, ICLEI SAMS, ICLEI MECS and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation launched the publication “Sustentabilidade Urbana: Experiências na América Latina” (Urban Sustainability: Experiences in Latin America) at the COP20 UN climate change conference. The publication features 10 concrete examples of Latin American cities in pursuit of sustainability. Read more

Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific Congress 2015 to take place in February

The success of the series “Resilient Cities – The Annual Global Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation”, which has attracted hundreds of participants to Bonn, Germany, every year since 2010, is a clear indication of how pressing the issue of adaptation and urban resilience is perceived to be among local governments worldwide. In response to heightened demand, the congress series is expanding to include Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific, which will bring the event and the focus to Asia-Pacific. Read more

Popular Stories

Agendas

South Asian cities explore next generation mobility solutions at Michelin Challenge Bibendum

Representatives from Cochin, India and Matale, Sri Lanka, under the European Union funded Sharing Opportunities for Low carbon Urban transporTatION (Solutions) Project, had an opportunity to explore next generation mobility solutions and smart commuting in cities by participating in the 12th edition of the Michelin Challenge Bibendum held in Chengdu city, China in November 2014. Read more

Metropolitan Solutions 2015 to improve collaboration between cities and businesses

Building on a study conducted by ICLEI and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) on city-business cooperation models, Metropolitan Solutions 2015 will offer a unique opportunity for exchange. This year’s edition will feature “Lounge Talks”: 30-minute roundtable discussions between cities and businesses in an informal, personal setting. Read more

Procurement platform helps reduce CO2 by 65,000 tonnes

Public tenders published through the GPP 2020 project have saved the equivalent of over 65,000 tonnes of CO2 since the project began, more than the CO2 produced by 10,000 average European households each year. The project, co-funded by the Intelligent Energy Europe programme of the European Commission, is an online resource where low-carbon tenders are accessible to procurers and public authorities across a wide variety of topics, from the purchase of white goods to the leasing of green vehicles. Read more

Upcoming Events