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Why local governments must have a central role in global frameworks

06 September 2016

by Jonathan Andrews

By Gino van Begin, Secretary General of ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability

Local governments show consistently strong leadership in mitigating and coping with the effects of climate change. They are taking action to improve their cities and towns, while rallying for greater climate ambition around the world.

The voice of local governments is growing stronger and clearer as they become an increasingly unified force, backed by concrete commitments and steps that prove they directly support progress towards national climate goals.

Even before nations reached consensus on the Paris Agreement, cities and towns were taking considerable steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and buil...

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