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Statement by the
C40 Cities Steering Committee on the
Organization’s New Leadership
Standards
On January 1, 2021, C40’s
new Leadership Standards for 2021-2024 went into
effect. These new mandatory membership criteria
were unanimously approved by us at our last
Steering Committee meeting on December 3, 2020
and apply to all 97 C40 member cities, setting a
new global benchmark for climate ambition and
leadership.
The commitment of our
97 cities representing 700 million residents to
the Leadership Standards demonstrates the
resolve of the world’s mayors to deliver the
urgent action needed to tackle the climate
crisis. In this unprecedented moment in human
history, we know that we must act without
hesitation to save our planet and create a more
equitable, prosperous, and healthy future for
our children and grandchildren.
In
the crucial years ahead, these Leadership
Standards set us on a path to achieve a
zero-carbon future, build meaningful and broad
coalitions, and set a global model for cities
around the world to follow suit. This work is
grounded in the principles of the Global Green
New Deal as the cornerstone of a green and just
recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and the
foundation of global efforts to address the
climate emergency.
The C40
Leadership Standards 2021-2024 are as
follows:
- Plan.
City has adopted a resilient and inclusive
climate action plan aligned with the 1.5˚C
ambition of the Paris Agreement, and updates it
regularly;
- Deliver.
In 2024, city remains on track to deliver its
climate action plan, contributing to increased
resilience, equitable outcomes and halving C40’s
overall emissions by 2030;
- Mainstream.
City uses the necessary financial, regulatory
and other tools at their disposal to address the
climate crisis and mainstreams their equitable
climate targets into the most impactful city
decision-making processes;
- Innovate.
City innovates and starts taking inclusive and
resilient action to address emissions beyond the
direct control of the city government, such as
associated with goods and services consumed in
their city;
- Lead.
Mayor and the city demonstrate global climate
leadership and inspire others to act in support
of the Paris Agreement.
These Leadership
Standards will guide our collective action until
at least 2024.
Mayor of Los
Angeles, Eric Garcetti
(Chair)
Mayor of Accra,
Adjei Sowah
Mayor of Bogotá,
Claudia López
Mayor of
Boston, Martin J.
Walsh
Chief of Government of Buenos
Aires, Horacio Rodríguez
Larreta
Acting Lord Mayor of
Copenhagen, Lars Weiss
Mayor
of Dhaka North, Md. Atiqul
Islam
Secretary General of the
Executive Council of Dubai, H.E.
Abdulla Mohammed Al Basti
Mayor of
Durban, Mxolisi
Kaunda
Governor of Jakarta,
Anies Baswedan
Secretary for
the Environment, Hong Kong, China, KS
Wong
Mayor of London, Sadiq
Khan
Mayor of Milan,
Giuseppe Sala
Mayor of
Seattle, Jenny Durkan
Mayor
of Stockholm, Anna König
Jerlmyr
Governor of
Tokyo, Yuriko
Koike |
