Mobilizing local voices: From Daring Cities to COP30
Join us on 9 April at 16:00 CEST
The Daring Cities 2025 Kick-off Reflect webinar was held on 5th March 2025, with a focus on COP29 outcomes. In this second webinar on 9 April, Daring Cities will continue the conversation on the implementation of COP29 outcomes in relation to multilevel action and sustainable urbanization, including progress on the Town Hall COPs and UNFCCC negotiations in Bonn in preparation for COP30, and the agenda of the Daring Cities 2025 Bonn Dialogues on 16-18 June. This webinar will be recorded and shared with the Daring Cities community afterward.
Reflect I (5 March 2025)
Building on COP29: What’s next for urban leaders driving climate emergency action
This webinar updated the Daring Cities community, especially leaders, about the outcomes of UNFCCC COP29 where several Daring Cities leaders made valuable interventions. It is now more crucial than ever for local and regional governments to understand how the outcomes of COP29 can advance the climate emergency response in their communities and what they can do to act. Participants heard firsthand insights from a local government leader who attended COP29, sharing key takeaways and priority actions for 2025. To support this, the webinar also featured a special focus on climate action and governance in Brazil, building on the country’s NDC3.0, which was submitted to the UNFCCC during COP29, which prominently referred to “climate federalism.” Additionally, the progress of the CHAMP initiative was reviewed, with insights from the LGMA Constituency on its ongoing developments. This webinar contextualized the critical role of local and regional governments in 2025, setting the stage for action through the Town Hall COPs initiative.
Featured speakers included:
André Corrêa do Lago, COP30 President; Secretary of Climate, Energy and Environment, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Brazil
Antonio Da Costa e Silva, Chief International Advisor, Ministry of Cities, Brazil
Axel Schmidt Grael, former Mayor of Niterói, Brazil; Chair, ICLEI Climate Action Support Portfolio, and Vice President, Frente Nacional de Prefeitas e Prefeitos (FNP)
Brigid Shea, Commissioner, Travis County, Texas, United States; Chair, ICLEI USA Board
Moderation by: Yunus Arikan, Director, Global Advocacy, ICLEI World Secretariat; UNFCCC LGMA Focal Point
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