Climate Week NYC ✅ Next stop 📍 World Mayors Summit and COP30 | C40 Cities

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📢 C40 Cities and UN-HABITAT are joining forces to transform urban planning and drive bold climate action. Together, we will deliver an Urban Planning Accelerator which aims to help cities cut emissions by 25% and address urban climate challenges. By providing cities with tools, expertise and technical guidance, we can create more safe, inclusive, resilient and sustainable urban environments. | C40 Cities

The 2016 C40 Cities Awards winners prove that cities can implement ambitious and effective climate solutions on short timelines and independent from national governments – in every region around the world. Recap their projects with our new blog post: http://bloombg.org/2gC2XE2. | Bloomberg Philanthropies

The Mayor of London has announced the £1 million Greener City Fund to help deliver more plants, green spaces and to include air quality. 🌱🌳🌿 | C40 Cities

Something powerful is happening at Ikosi Market in Lagos. 🇳🇬 With support from the UK Government’s Urban Climate Action Programme (UCAP CAI), UK in Nigeria, and The Lagos State Government, a new waste-to-energy system is turning everyday market waste into clean electricity, new jobs, and fresh opportunities for traders. The Ikosi Market Anaerobic Digester pilot is already making a difference, powering stalls, cutting pollution, creating good green jobs, and supporting urban farming across the

💲 Sustainable finance for cities ✊ People-centred climate action 🤝 Stronger national-local collaboration These were just some of the themes covered at this week’s UrbanShift Africa Forum, where over 250 city leaders gathered in Nairobi to tackle climate breakdown. | C40 Cities

All around the world cities are leading on climate action. Tomorrow at the 2017 C40 Cities Bloomberg Philanthropies Awards we will recognise Mayors’ efforts to improve the health of our people, our cities and our planet. | C40 Cities