Cities deliver climate pledge to UN Secretary-General

Cities came together yesterday at the Climate Summit for Local Leaders in Paris Town Hall to declare that they will deliver annual reductions of 3.7 gigatons in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.

Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris and Michael Bloomberg, Special Envoy to the UN Secretary-General for Cities and Climate Change, co-hosted one of the largest ever gatherings of mayors, with international city associations ICLEI, United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), the International Association of Francophone Mayors and C40 Cities bringing together their members under one roof.

Paris is a member of all four associations and Hidalgo worked tirelessly, moving between the different chambers housing...