Environment – Climate

Urban areas are often at the forefront of environmental and climate issues, owing to their concentrated populations, industrial operations, production of greenhouse gases and consumption patterns. While they play a major role in the triple planetary crisis (climate change, loss of biodiversity and pollution), cities can also spearhead mitigation strategies through the implementation of sustainable city designs, judicious use of resources and eco-friendly technologies. That is why the GCH works to ensure that local and regional governments contribute to environmental and climate debates at the international level, in particular through the UN Environmental Assembly and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).