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2012

• ICLEI submits views on observer participation at Green Climate Fund.
  20 March 2012
  

• Global Climate Community releases city-scale emissions accounting standard for public comment 
  20 March 2012
  

• Revision of CDM to increase sustainable urban development benefit14 March 2012, Bonn, Germany

• ICLEI urges to raise level of ambition through local climate action
  13 March 2012, Bonn, Germany

2011

• UN Climate Talks in Bonn - results for local governments
  21 June 2011, Bonn, Germany

2010

• ICLEI and UCLG at the opening of the Tianjing Climate Talks -  LGs are ready for the next phase of global local climate action
  04 October 2010, Tianjing, China
• ICLEI and UCLG at the opening of the August sessions of UN Climate Talks: Cancun can not have concrete and fruitful outcomes without local governments
  04 August 2010, Bonn, Germany
• Nations agree on more sessions at Bonn climate change talks
  11 April 2010, Bonn, Germany
  
• UK offers to extend Kyoto
  31 March 2010, London, UK
  
• African High-Level Representatives discuss joint positions on climate change
  30 March 2010, Lilogwe, Malawi, and Nairobi, Kenya
• First Colloquium on Climate Change, Games and Sustainability of Rio de Janeiro
  26 March 2010, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  
• A Post-Copenhagen Strategy for Europe
  26 March 2010, Belgium, Brussels
  
• UN Climate Deal "possible in 2011" says Yvo de Boer
  25 March 2010
  
• European Union reaffirm their pledge of 2.4 billion EUR climate aid to developing countries
  24 March 2010, Brussels, Belgium
• China proposes climate change partnership to the European Union
  23 March 2010, Brussels, Belgium
• After Copenhagen, cities and regions take the lead in the fight against global warming
  18 March 2010, Strasbourg, France
  
• UN Secretary-General reports on progress towards possible climate change deal
  16 March 2010, New York, USA
  
• EU Ministers develop conclusions regarding Copenhagen follow-up
  15 March 2010, Brussels, Belgium
• Latin American and Caribbean nations discuss united position on Climate Change Negotiations at Unity Summit in Mexico
  23 February 2010, Riviera Maya, Mexico
  
• Extra UNFCCC Climate Change Talks scheduled in April
  22 February 2010, Oslo, Norway
  
• UNFCCC Chief Negotiator Yvo de Boer resigns
  18 February 2010, Bonn, Germany
  
• EU Parliament calls for "new climate diplomacy"
  10 February 2010, Strasbourg, France
  
• Nations submit national emission reduction plans to the UNFCCC
  3 Feburary 2010
• Mexico City Mayor Ebrard Calls for Greater Role for World's Mayors in Future UN Climate Change Negotiations
  22 January 2010, Washington D.C., USA
• Urban Poverty and Climate Change: Global Video Dialogue with Mayors
  21 January 2010
• Launch of the Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly
  21 January 2010, Barcelona, Spain
• ICLEI Observer Organization of IPCC
  14 January 2010

2009

• Local Governments opening speech at COP 15
  7 December 2009, Copenhagen, Denmark

  Update from UNFCCC Climate Change Talks in Barcelona
  2-6 November 2009, Barcelona, Spain

  European and US Cities Sign Stockholm Appeal Urging World Cooperation at COP15, 4 November, Stockholm, Sweden

  New law in the Philippines assigns LG to lead grassroots action on climate change
  23 October 2009, Manila, Philippines

• Indonesian local and national government representatives join forces to combat climate change at National Dialogue in Palembang
  22 October 2009, Palembang, Indonesia
• Norway makes its chief climate negotiator a minister
  20 October 2009, Oslo, Norway
• EU resolution on climate change includes local and regional government
  19 October 2009, Brussels, Belgium
• Local Governments in the Amazon voice their concerns on climate change at the Amazon Summit in Manaus
  7-10 October 2009, Manaus, Brazil
• Mayors from Europe and America join forces to combat climate change
  7 October, Brussels, Belgium
• Local governments in Brazil get ready for COP 15 at the Brazilian Forum on Climate Change in Brasília 6 October 2009, Brasília, Brazil
• Update from the UNFCCC Climate Change Talks in Bangkok
  28 September - 9 October, Bangkok, Thailand
  
• Sri Lankan cities promote low carbon development
  1 October 2009, Kandy, Sri Lanka
• 1000 U.S. Mayors have signed a pact to meet Kyoto protocol targets
  30 September – 2 October 2009, Los Angeles, California
• Message to Local Authorities from Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC Recorded in June 2009
• Cities and Resilience Dialogue during the Climate Change Talks in Bangkok
  29 September 2009, Bangkok, Thailand
• Cities showcase their forward-looking planning strategies on climate change at UNECE seminar
  23 September 2009, Geneva, Switzerland
• Local Governments ask for partnership at UN Climate Summit
  22 September 2009, New York, USA
• Mexican Local Governments face climate change at national conference in San Miguel de Allende
  9-11 September 2009, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
• Indian cities get prepared for a sustainable, low-carbon future at national workshop in Rajkot, India
  15 -16 September 2009, Rajkot, India
• Indonesian Government launches Climate Change Trust Fund, including LG
  14 September 2009, Indonesia
• Indian cities get ready to tackle climate change
  9 September 2009, Chennai, India
• Limited Progress at the Informal UNFCCC climate negotiations in Bonn
  10-14 August 2009, Bonn, Germany
• South African LG consolidate their position towards COP 15 at national information and consultation session
  4 August 2009, Johannesburg, South Africa
  
• African Cities Firmly Part of Copenhagen Preparations
  29-31 July 2009, City of Tshwane, South Africa
• Big Cities to Congress: Don't Ignore Us in Climate Debate
  28 July 2009, Chicago, USA
• Amazon states request President Lula to support the inclusion of forests in carbon markets
  28 July 2009, Brazil
• UN Secretary General requests closer co-operation between local and national governments
  25 July 2009, Xi'an, China
• Fifth Urban Research Symposium of the World Bank
  28-30 June 2009, Marseille, France
• National governments take actions towards COP 15
  26 June 2009
• Canadian provinces join UNDP to combat climate change
  26 June 2009, Brussels, Belgium
• Update on the state of climate negotiations by Yvo de Boer
  25 June 2009, Madrid, Spain
• Mysore & Bhopal Call Signed at Sub-National Workshops on Indian Cities' Perspective on Post-2012 Climate Agreement & Actions
  24 June 2009, Mysore, India and 30 June 2009, Bhopal, India
• LG Session at Green Week in Brussels
  23 June 2009, Brussels, Belgium
• Round Table - Towards Copenhagen
  24 June 2009, Brasilia, Brazil
• Kathmandu Call Signed at the National Workshop on Nepal Cities' Perspective on Post 2012 Climate Agreement
  8 June 2009, Kathmandu, Nepal
• Bonn Climate Change Talks
  1-12 June 2009, Bonn, Germany
• Local Government Climate Change Leadership Summit
  2 - 4 June 2009, Copenhagen, Denmark
• Local Climate Change Roadmap
  28-29 May 2009, Almada, Portugal
• First Brazilian Journey on Climate Change and Sustainable Consumption - 18 - 20 May 2009, Brasilia, Brazil
• Children for Climate Protection
  May - November 2009, Europe
• Bonn Climate Change Talks
  24 March - 8 April 2009, Bonn, Germany