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Climate Alliance

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Type of organisation
Number of members
more than 1500
Languages spoken
DANSK (DA)
DEUTSCH (DE)
ENGLISH (EN)
FRANÇAIS (FR)
ITALIANO (IT)
Nederlands (NL)
SVENSKA (SV)
ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΆ (EL)
Activity keywords
We started involving local authorities in the fight against climate change twenty-five years ago. I am proud to represent the only European local government network with a concrete reduction target." Climate Alliance President, Tine Heyse, City of Ghent

Through the Climate Alliance, more than 1,700 member municipalities and districts covering 26 European countries as well as a variety of regional governments, NGOs and other organisations are actively working to combat climate change. In terms of members, Climate Alliance is the largest European city network dedicated to climate action. Our members, ranging from small rural towns to cities with populations in the millions, who all accept climate change as a global challenge that requires local solutions.

This fact is demonstrated in Climate Alliance’s long tradition of promoting climate action both in European municipalities and with the indigenous peoples of the Amazon River basin, where local peoples have been practicing sustainable forestry for millennia. Equipped with an intimate knowledge of their environment and a direct connection to realities on the ground, they are, much like local governments the world over, best positioned to put climate action into practice within their territories. For European municipalities, such action typically comes in the form of initiatives for renewable energies, energy efficiency or energy conservation. For indigenous communities, climate action typically revolves around safeguarding their forests and territorial rights. We at Climate Alliance thus pair an emphasis on ambitious municipal action in Europe with support for stewardship of the rainforests by the indigenous peoples who call it home.

Contact

Address

Climate Alliance | Headquarters

Galvanistr. 28

60486 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

Climate Alliance | Brussels Office

Rue d’Arlon 63-67

1040 Brussels

Belgium

T. +32 2 40010-62

Country