World Mayors Summmit on Climate in the media
In this page you will find all the latest news and international media releases on the World Mayors Summit on Climate and its outcomes.
European ICLEI members asign Mexico City Pact at World Mayors Summit on Climate
Urbanicity, Issue 120 - December 2010
Several European ICLEI members are among the 138 cities that have committed to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions at the World Mayors Summit on Climate, which was co-organised by ICLEI and took place in Mexico City. Read more...
World Mayors Sign Climate Agreement in Mexico City
Agneya Carbon Ventures, 7 December 2010
Mayors from around the world signed an agreement to address climate change at the World Mayors Summit on Climate, hosted by the Government of Mexico City and Marcelo Ebrard, mayor of Mexico City and chair of the World Mayors Council on Climate. Read more...
Air quality efforts paying off in Mexico City
The Spokesman-Review, 5 December 2010
Slowly and steadily, this sprawling city is cleaning up its air. Joggers trot through parks in the morning, and cyclists increasingly take to the streets. On many days, residents can gaze southeast at the snowy 17,802-foot volcano with the hard-to-pronounce name – Popocatepetl. Read more...
Mayors Flaunt Resolve in Advance of Cancún
23 November 2010, The New York Times environment blog
With less than a week to go before global climate talks begin in Cancún, mayors from many of the world’s largest cities met in Mexico City over the weekend and declared, “What about us?”. Read more...
Un "pacte" anti-réchauffement adopté par les maires du monde entier
23 November 2010, Le Point.fr (French only)
Le premier sommet mondial des maires sur le climat, rassemblant plus de 135 villes, a adopté dimanche à Mexico un "pacte" d'engagement volontaire à réduire les émissions de gaz à effet de serre, en préambule à la conférence de l'ONU sur le réchauffement climatique.Read more...
A New Step for Climate Mitigation: World Mayors Sign Pact to Reduce Emissions
23 November 2010, Conservation International
In the weeks leading up to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) meeting in Cancun, Mexico, the world seems to be finally getting on track with climate change initiatives. Read more...
As nations dither on climate change, big cities step up
23 November 2010, McClatchy
Global megacities such as Mexico City, Seoul, Paris and Los Angeles are more populous than scores of countries, and devour huge amounts of energy, but they've carried no weight in United Nations climate change talks. Until now. Read more...
European cities join global effort on climate
23 November 2010, EurActiv.com
A number of large European cities are promising to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions as part of a major international initiative to tackle climate change. The initiative was launched at a conference in Mexico City on 21 November 2010. Read more...
World mayors sign climate change pact
22 November 2010, Grist.com
Mayors from around the world signed a voluntary pact Sunday in Mexico City to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at a meeting meant as a precursor to U.N.-sponsored climate talks in Cancun opening next week. Read more...
UN/ISDR Names Mexico City Mayor Resilience Champion
22 November 2010, Climate-l.org
The UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR) has announced it will name Marcelo Ebrard, Mayor of Mexico City, champion of the Making Cities Resilient Campaign. Read more...
Cities sign on to climate action
22 November 2010, The Huffington Post
Cities have sent a strong message to national governments ahead of the upcoming round of climate talks, scheduled to begin in Cancún, Mexico, at the end of this month. The message is: we are acting to address our planet's changing climate and we want you to do the same.Read more...
Mayors sign global pact to tackle urban emissions
22 November 2010, CNN
Mayors from around the world have signed a voluntary pact committing them to reduce urban greenhouse gas emissions at a climate summit in Mexico City. Read more...
World Mayors Sign Climate Agreement in Mexico City
22 November 2010, CNBC
Mayors from around the world today signed an agreement to address climate change at the World Mayors Summit on Climate, hosted by the Government of Mexico City and Marcelo Ebrard, mayor of Mexico City and chair of the World Mayors Council on Climate. Read more...
World mayors sign pact pledging to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
22 November 2010, Xinhua News
Nearly 140 mayors from 43 countries and regions across the world signed a pact on Sunday, pledging to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Cities' Global Climate Change Pact, also known as Mexico City Pact, was signed by 138 mayors who attended the Mayors' World Climate Change Summit (CCLIMA) 2010 in Mexico City on Sunday. Read more...
Mayors ink global carbon-cutting deal
22 November 2010, Business Green
Officials from over 135 of the world's largest cities yesterday signed up to a wide-ranging climate change agreement at a summit in Mexico City, fuelling hopes that their national counterparts may be able to deliver similar progress at the UN's upcoming climate change talks in Cancun. Read more...
Alcaldes del mundo firman Pacto Climático Global
138 alcaldes firman pacto histórico
22 November 2010, El Universal (Spanish only)
En la ciudad de México gobernantes y representantes de metrópolis de los cinco continentes prometen establecer metas cuantificables y verificables para reducir las emisiones de gases contaminantes. Presentan el decálogo que será llevado a la COP16 en Cancún. Read more...
1 000 élus locaux se penchent sur le climat à Mexico
21 November 2010, Le Monde (French only)
Plus de mille élus locaux et régionaux de 114 pays tiennent, du 17 au 20 novembre, à Mexico, le troisième congrès mondial des cités et gouvernements locaux unis, qui se prolongera dimanche par le premier sommet mondial des maires sur le climat au cours duquel sera signé le tout premier registre international des initiatives durables des villes. Read more...
World Mayors Sign Climate Agreement in Mexico City
21 November 2010, PRNewswire
Mayors from around the world today signed an agreement to address climate change at the World Mayors Summit on Climate, hosted by the Government of Mexico City and Marcelo Ebrard, mayor of Mexico City and chair of the World Mayors Council on Climate. During the summit, representatives from 135 global cities signed the Mexico City Pact, which establishes a monitoring and verification mechanism for cities to address climate change. Read more...
Prefeitos assinam acordo de redução voluntária de emissões
21 November 2010, UOL Noticias (Spanish only)
Mais de 135 cidades do mundo, incluindo Paris, Buenos Aires e Los Angeles, assinaram neste domingo no México um compromisso voluntário de redução de emissões que pretendem que sirva de exemplo para o encontro mundial da ONU sobre o clima, que ocorre no fim de novembro em Cancun. Read more...
World Mayor’s Council on Climate Change summit
18 November 2010, Climate Action
This year the World Mayor’s Council on Climate Change will be conducting a summit, eight days before the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) in Mexico. The summit will be held in Mexico City and will be attended by more than 3,000 mayors from all over the world. Read more...
Klimagipfel der Bürgermeister in Mexiko
18 Novenber 2010, entwicklungspolitik online (German only)
Berlin (epo.de). - Bürgermeister aus aller Welt treffen sich am 21. November in Mexiko City, um über Maßnahmen gegen den Klimawandel zu beraten. Geplant ist die Verabschiedung eines "Mexiko City Paktes" mit freiwilligen Verpflichtungen zur Verringerung des Ausstoßes von Treibhausgasen und zur Anpassung an die Auswirkungen der globalen Erwärmung.Read more...
Mexico City to Host 3,000 Global City Officials for Discussions on November 16 - 21, 2010
16 November 2010,PR Newswire
Mayor Marcelo Ebrard will welcome three thousand mayors, local and regional authorities to Mexico City for two international events beginning today, November 16th through Sunday, November 21st. Read more...
International meeting of mayors in Mexico City hopes to push climate change proposal
15 November 2010, The Associated Press (CP)
More than 600 mayors from around the world will meet in Mexico City this week to press for local authorities to get a greater role and a piece of the funding in the fight against climate change. Read more...
Is Mexico City's 'Plan Verde' a Model for Latin America?
12 November 2010, Reuters U.S.
MEXICO CITY—Mayors of more than 2,000 cities worldwide will gather in this Latin American megalopolis next week for two summits where they will develop climate initiatives and pledge reductions in carbon emissions at the municipal level. Read more...
Mayors to take lead at climate summit
08 November 2010, CNN
City mayors from all over the world will be attending the World Mayors Summit on Climate in Mexico City later this month to pledge their commitment to combating global warming. The centerpiece of the one-day summit will be the signing of "The Mexico City Pact" - formally known as the Global Cities Covenant on Climate - which will recognize the strategic importance cities need to play in reducing carbon emissions. Read more...
Cities set to lead the race to the future
08 October 2010, tcktcktck.com
When you look at the latest scientific reports on the “gigaton” gap – the difference between pledged commitments under the UNFCCC and safe concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere- it is easy to get a bit depressed. The added cost of mitigating climate change doubles if we wait just 4 years for CO2 concentrations to peak (2015 versus 2011). Read more...