Climate-diligent cities: setting the urban standard of mitigation

Abstract

On 15 December 2023, key representatives and experts from city networks, city governments, academia and specialist partners gathered in Barcelona for an international seminar on urban climate diligence. Organised by the Global Cities Programme of CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs), in collaboration with C40 Cities and with the support of Barcelona City Council, the event discussed how the notion of climate diligence could boost cities’ mitigation and adaptation efforts, exploring ideas to develop state-centric assessment instruments for city governments and to align their plans to the Paris Agreement.