Local Government advocacy activities at COP 15
Over 1100 local government leaders from all over the world were present at COP 15 in Copenhagen, Denmark, to advocate for a strong and comprehensive post-2012 global climate agreement and for the recognition of local and sub-national governments therein. ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability facilitated this important advocacy work by organizing meetings with national delegations in the Local Government Climate Lounge, local government interventions in UNFCCC plenaries and submissions to the official negotiation text. Please find more information below.
Local Governments Positions at COP15
Download complete version: Local Government Responses: Input to the International Climate Negotiations
Download short briefing: Local Government Messages on Climate Change at COP 15
LG Action Media Update
22 December 2009, Freiburg, Germany
Local governments made an impact at COP 15, despite dismal international results. This media update summarizes local governments' advocacy at COP 15, focusing on European local governments and their networks. Download it here!
Local Governments and Municipal Authorities statement in the High Level Segment at COP 15
18 December 2009, Copenhagen, Denmark
Statement of ICLEI Mayors and LG on failure of international community to act on climate change
17 December 2009, Copenhagen, Denmark
Why is it that national governments are failing where local governments have long succeeded? If the international community had followed the lead of local governments in seeking and implementing ambitious climate solutions, we would be well on our way to solving the challenge of climate change. Instead we find ourselves in Copenhagen on the brink of letting down people from every corner of the planet. Read more...
LG Action Media Update
13 December 2009, Copenhagen, Denmark
Review of week one at the COP 15 – a focus on European cities and networks This update for media provides valuable insights into the first week of negotiations, focusing on European local governments and their networks.
UNFCCC Executive Secretary meets Civil Society
Friday, 11 December 11:30 am - 1 pm Room Plenary I
On behalf of the Local Governments and Municipal Authority constituency, Klaus Bondam, Environment Mayor of City of Copenhagen, used this opportunity to meet with Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC. To download the questions raised at this meeting, click here.
Local Governments opening speech at COP 15
7 December, Copenhagen, Denmark
On 7 December 2009, Ronan Dantec spoke on behalf of the Local Government and Municipal Authorities constituency at the opening of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-Term Cooperative Action at COP 15 in Copenhagen. Representing the Local Government Climate Roadmap, Ronan Dantec, Vice-President of Nantes Metropole, stated that "No country will ever meet its own targets, which we hope to be ambitious, without the commitment of the local level." Read more...