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Update 24 Sep 2026 SHARE: Spain Brings Strong Track Record of Climate Action to CHAMP At Climate Week NYC, Vice President Sara Aagesen announced Spain's endorsement of CHAMP.
Release 23 Sep 2026 RELEASE: Spain Joins CHAMP Coalition to Strengthen Climate Action With Cities and Regions Spain joins 77 countries and the European Union that have committed to strengthening collaboration between national and subnational governments on climate policy, implementation and finance.
Update 29 Jul 2026 WATCH: Subnational Advisory Council on Delivering Climate Action That Improves Lives Leaders answer the big questions.
Update 16 Jul 2026 WATCH: Under2 Coalition Launches ‘The Big Switch’ to Accelerate Clean Electrification Through Subnational Leadership Watch the launch of the Under2 Coalition’s new electrification dialogue.
Update 25 Jun 2026 SHARE: New Subnational Advisory Council, Featuring Mayors and Governors "The Subnational Advisory Council will help ensure that the experience and leadership of cities and regions help shape global climate decisions at the highest level,” said Chair of the CHAMP Subnational Advisory Council and Former Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo.
Article 23 Jun 2026 Behind the Scenes of Climate Action: Lessons From Colombian Cities Highlights from work with four city governments as well as the national government to strengthen multilevel climate action and help unlock implementation at the city level.
Release 23 Jun 2026 RELEASE: To Support More Impactful Climate Action, CHAMP Coalition Launches Nine-Country Steering Group, Implementation Roadmap, Subnational Advisory Council The coalition of 77+ countries, which represents 40% of global emissions, aims to speed climate action by bringing national and subnational governments closer together.
Article 23 Jun 2026 The New Climate Playbook: Cities and National Governments Working Together New coalitions of the willing are emerging as key players in advancing climate action, closing the gap left by more formal — but slower-moving — multilateral negotiations.
Release 17 Jun 2026 For Climate Finance to Reach the Ground in Africa, National and Local Governments Must Work Together High-level dialogue showcases lessons from Kenya, Ghana and South Africa on strengthening enabling frameworks, improving coordination and scaling investment for local climate action.
Release 17 Apr 2026 Local Governments and Development Finance Institutions Partner to Increase Support for Resilient Urban Infrastructure Investment High-level discussion among DFIs and city leaders lays the groundwork for new solutions to increase investment in resilient, low-carbon urban infrastructure.
Article 25 Nov 2025 Why COP30 Was a Breakthrough for Cities At the COP30 climate summit, rising influence from city, state and regional governments offered new avenues for progress amid lagging national action.
Article 7 Nov 2025 Advancing Local Climate Action for Ambitious NDCs 3.0 The CHAMP initiative worked with Colombia, Rwanda, Kenya and Ethiopia to better incorporate subnational content in new national climate plans ("NDCs 3.0").