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ICLEI at COP 20 Lima
1-12 December 2014, Newsletter Highlights

Dear ICLEI friends and colleagues,

It is our distinct pleasure to share with you the highlights of our activities at the recently concluded UN Climate Change Conference (COP20) in Lima, Peru.

We sincerely thank the Mayors and city officials from Belo Horizonte, Recife, Fortaleza and Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Bogota (Colombia) Mexico City (Mexico), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Montevideo (Uruguay), Tokyo and Kitakyushu (Japan), Taipei (Taiwan) Seoul (South Korea), Province of Barcelona (Spain), Paris and Nantes (France), Durban/eThekwini Municipality and Tshwane (South Africa) and Dakar (Senegal) who actively advocated for cities, and joined our activities here in Lima.

You can also find some of the highlights of their participation by clicking through the links below.

If you have any questions or if you need more information, please contact Yunus Arikan, Head of ICLEI Global Advocacy and Policy. (yunus.arikan@iclei.org)

Best wishes,

Gino Van Begin
ICLEI Secretary General

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Video coverage:

Photo Highlights: Local and subnational representatives at the Lima Dialogues

Check out all more photos from our events!

Some of the best tweets include:

Leonardo di Caprio: Cities & businesses are pledging #climate action. Time for governments to do the same @UN_ClimateTalks #COP20 http://climateaction.unfccc.int/tcthemes.aspx
UNFCCC @UN_Climate Talks Lima Call for Climate Action puts world on track to Paris 2015 global climate agreement http://bit.ly/1srfRne #COP20
IISDRS: UN @secgen Ban Ki-moon: low carbon, climate resilient future requires 3C's - partnerships between cities, citizens and CEOs. #COP20
Mike Bloomberg: Great to see @c40cities, @WorldResources & @ICLEI help #cities account & plan for reductions in GHG emissions mikebloom.bg/1A8SzH0 #COP20
Elizabeth May MP: Vancouver's own David Cadman addresses #COP20, pres @ICLEI Warns that we are "at the point of no return." Cities acting; nations must act!

A selection of press articles:

Science: Giving cities roadmap reducing their carbon footprint
Outreach: Local government climate roadmap - Lima communique
Cities Today: New global GHG emission standard boost city access to climate financing
Ecolog: World's cities assert leadership in battle against climate change
Prevention web: New portal highlights city and private sector climate action
Energy Global: Lima hosts cities climate change meeting alongside COP20

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