C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group

C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group
FoundedOctober 2005
(London, United Kingdom)
TypeInternational organization
FocusClimate change
Area served
Global member cities
MethodDirect assistance, peer-to-peer exchange, research & communications. What we do for cities.[1]
Steering Committee
Barcelona, Bogotá, Buenos Aires, Dhaka, Dubai, Freetown, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Johannesburg, London, Milan, Montreal, Phoenix, Stockholm, Tokyo[2]
Key people
Mayor Sadiq Khan (Co-Chair)
Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr (Co-Chair)
Michael Bloomberg (President of the Board of Directors)
President Bill Clinton (Founding Partner)
Mark Watts (Executive Director)
WebsiteC40.org

C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group is a group of 96 cities around the world that represents one twelfth of the world's population and one quarter of the global economy.[3] Created and led by cities, C40 is focused on fighting the climate crisis and driving urban action that reduces greenhouse gas emissions and climate risks, while increasing the health, wellbeing and economic opportunities of urban residents.

From 2023, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan and Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr serve as C40's Co-Chair,[4] former mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg as Board President, and Mark Watts as Executive Director. All four work closely with the 13-member steering committee, the Board of Directors[5] and professional staff.[6] The rotating steering committee of C40 mayors provides strategic direction and governance.[1] Steering committee members include: London, Freetown, Phoenix, Medellin, Copenhagen, Paris, Dhaka North, Nairobi, Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro, Montreal, Milan, Seoul, Oslo and Hong Kong.[7]

Working across multiple sectors and initiative areas, C40 convenes networks[8] of cities providing a suite of services in support of their efforts, including: direct technical assistance; facilitation of peer-to-peer exchange; and research, knowledge management & communications. C40 is also positioning cities as a leading force for climate action around the world, defining and amplifying their call to national governments for greater support and autonomy in creating a sustainable future.[9]

  1. ^ a b "What We Do For Cities". 24 August 2015. Archived from the original on 7 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Our Cities - C40 Cities". c40.org. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  3. ^ "The Power of C40 Cities". Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  4. ^ "The C40 Co-Chairs - Leadership". C40 Cities. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  5. ^ "Board of Directors Archives". C40 Cities. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  6. ^ "Our Team". C40 Cities. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  7. ^ "Steering Committee". C40 Cities. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  8. ^ "Networks". C40 Cities. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  9. ^ Schlossberg, Tatiana (December 16, 2016). "As Trump Signals Climate Action Pullback, Local Leaders Push Forward". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2 January 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.