C40 cities: to accelerate climate action, delegate more power and funds to local government

A research report by C40 cities, a network of mayors from 96 member cities across the world had found that local leaders need more power and funding to effectively address the climate challenge. The research suggests that “given the intersecting crises of the rising cost of living and inequality, the pandemic and climate breakdown, the need for greater powers for mayors has never been greater. Cities have already demonstrated that it is not possible to tackle the climate crisis without tackling inequality and vice versa. National governments now need to learn from cities on how best to tackle both climate and equity, devolve powers to cities and provide funding to local leaders to enable them to go further, faster”. The report cites examples of inclusive climate action and from cities such as London, Mumbai, Barcelona and Accra among others.