COP30 and Bloomberg announce forum to strengthen climate action in RJ

The COP30 Presidency and Bloomberg Philanthropies have announced the COP30 Local Leaders Forum, a three-day gathering to be held in Rio de Janeiro from November 3-5. Organized in partnership between Brazil and Bloomberg Philanthropies, the event will bring together mayors, governors and subnational leaders to highlight local climate solutions and demonstrate how cities, states and regions are accelerating progress towards global climate goals.

Unveiled during London Climate Action Week, in a meeting between Michael R. Bloomberg, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Climate Ambition and Solutions, Ana Toni, CEO of COP30, and subnational leaders from key international coalitions, the Forum marks a key step in moving COP30 from a negotiating event to a delivery event, putting local leadership at the heart of climate action.

Taking place just days before the COP30 World Leaders’ Summit and official negotiations, the meeting will highlight how bold local policies can improve lives while advancing global climate goals, including tripling renewable energy by 2030, doubling energy efficiency, transitioning away from fossil fuels and mobilizing at least $1,3 trillion annually by 2035 to support developing countries on the frontlines of the crisis.

The Forum will reinforce multilateralism through subnational diplomacy and, guided by the results of the Global Stocktake, will accelerate the implementation of the Paris Agreement by strengthening collaboration between national and local governments to meet their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), and will focus on unlocking finance to help local leaders meet their climate commitments, increase resilience and scale up their adaptation efforts.

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“Local leadership is essential for the success of global climate action,” said Ambassador André Corrêa do Lago, President-Designate of COP30. “As we prepare for COP30 in the heart of Amazon, we are inspired by the spirit of mutirão – a collective effort where every voice and every level of governance contributes to a common goal. The COP30 Local Leaders Forum will be a vital platform to highlight the role of cities and regions in delivering real, inclusive and lasting climate solutions.”

“To achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate, nations must do more and faster – and cities and states are leading the way,” said Michael R. Bloomberg, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Climate Ambition and Solutions and Founder of Bloomberg LP and Bloomberg Philanthropies“By joining Brazil to bring together forward-thinking mayors and governors, we are putting local action at the heart of international efforts – and laying the groundwork for more progress at COP30.”

“Engaging subnational governments and local leaders in our Global Climate Action is essential to help us accelerate implementation of the Paris Agreement, create new opportunities and scale up our adaptation efforts,” said COP30 CEO Ana Toni. “Governors and mayors are on the frontlines of our fight against climate change, and our only solution is to work together quickly and leave no one behind.”

“There will only be climate justice if there is also urban justice. Belém needs to be, in addition to the COP of the Forest, the COP of Cities,” commented Jader Filho, Brazil’s Minister of Cities. “The COP of the Amazon must also be the COP of Amazonian cities. Talking about the environment and climate change is, in fact, talking about people – and most of these people live in cities, especially the most vulnerable, who are on the front line of the impacts of the climate crisis.”

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