Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy

Article 5 Jun 2024 Catalyzing Multilevel Climate Action: CHAMP Endorsers Strategize Together at Daring Cities Roundtable Countries that endorsed CHAMP met with city leaders at a 2024 roundtable in Bonn to review progress and plan how national and local governments can work together on climate plans. Article 23 Jun 2025 From Fragmentation to Structure: CHAMP Helps Scaling Climate Action Across All Levels Countries backing the CHAMP initiative met in Bonn in 2025 and called for cities and regions to be given a formal, lasting seat in the UN climate process ahead of COP30. Resource 24 Mar 2026 The European Multilevel Governance Story: Evidence on CHAMP-Aligned Implementation in Practice This report identifies tangible examples from the EU and across European countries to show how empowering cities can facilitate the implementation of climate and energy policies.&n… Event 4 Sep 2024 CHAMP EXPLAINED: Opportunities for Subnational-National Climate Partnerships Event 22 Jun 2026 Governance at Scale: Delivering CHAMP Objectives via Integrated National Platforms 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 actio… Research 3 Nov 2025 CHAMP Country Case Studies: West Africa Country case studies by CDP based on 2024 city disclosure data in the West Africa region. Research 3 Nov 2025 CHAMP Country Case Studies: Latin America Country case studies by CDP based on 2024 city disclosure data in the Latin America region. Research 3 Nov 2025 Moving Past Pledges Towards Implementation: How Financing Climate Projects in Cities is Key to Achieving Global Climate Goals Analyzing public data from over 1,100 disclosing cities, representing 20% of the world’s urban population, and making the case for better disclosure to help close a critical inform… Resource 20 Nov 2025 Local Action, Global Goals: Cities Delivering on the Global Stocktake and Global Goal on Adaptation Parties to the Paris Agreement must do more than simply acknowledge local action, they must actively support and unlock it. The following recommendations outline how they can do it… Research 3 Nov 2025 CHAMP Country Case Studies: Asia & the Pacific Country case studies by CDP based on 2024 city disclosure data in the Asia-Pacific region. 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").