Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance (CCFLA)

📢 LIVE NOW! The 2024 State of Cities Climate Finance Report 🏙️ Cities are at the heart of the climate transition, but they need significantly more investment to hit their climate targets. With over half the world's population currently living in urban areas, and that number rising to 70% by 2050, the time to act is now. CCFLA's assessment shows that annual urban climate finance must increase more than fivefold to attain a 1.5°C climate pathway. This creates a significant opportunity for investing in low-emission, resilient infrastructure, provided we tackle some key challenges. The 2024 State of Cities Climate Finance report offers an in-depth look at urban climate finance and needs worldwide. It’s designed to support CCFLA in rallying resources for impactful city-level climate initiatives by 2030. Let’s turn these insights into action! Read the full report: https://lnkd.in/g8xvB6hZ Congratulations to the whole team: Jessie Press-Williams, Priscilla Negreiros, Pedro de Aragão Fernandes, Chavi Meattle, Hamza A., Arthur Vieira, José Eduardo Díaz Azcúnaga, Ben Melling, Barbara Buchner, Angel Jacob, Elana Fortin, Angela Pavuk, Kirsty Taylor, Pauline Baudry, Rob Kahn, Caroline Dreyer, Costanza Strinati. Climate Policy Initiative, CDP, ICLEI, The World Bank Group, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action

🌍 Join CPI and help drive global urban climate action! 🌱 We're hiring a Portuguese-speaking Analyst to support the Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance (CCFLA), focusing on tracking urban climate finance, supporting subnational access to funding, and engaging global partners. This role is key to closing the urban climate finance gap, with a focus on Brazil and other regions. Could be based in: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | London, UK | Washington, DC, USA Ready to make an impact? Apply now! 🌍✨ https://lnkd.in/dbtKK8sv

The final edition of the CCFLA newsletter for 2024 is now live! Check out this month's newsletter to learn about: 📝 Reflections on CCFLA's journey and achievements over the past 10 years 🫱🏽🫲🏻Our engagements over the last month, including at the World Urban Forum 12 Egypt 🔦 The latest Member Spotlight featuring Jiao Tang from Catalytic Finance Foundation We'd love to hear about your 2024 highlights with CCFLA - share your reflections in the comments below!

The final edition of the CCFLA newsletter for 2024 is now live! Check out this month's newsletter to learn about: 📝 Reflections on CCFLA's journey and achievements over the past 10 years 🫱🏽🫲🏻Our engagements over the last month, including at the World Urban Forum 12 Egypt 🔦 The latest Member Spotlight featuring Jiao Tang from Catalytic Finance Foundation We'd love to hear about your 2024 highlights with CCFLA - share your reflections in the comments below!

Join CCFLA’s Jessie Press-Williams at the UrbanShift webinar to learn more about the current state of climate finance in cities.

🏙 CCFLA at #WUF12 CCFLA has wrapped up a successful week at the World Urban Forum 12 Egypt. With the CCFLA team participating in over 20 events and attending many more, we have left Cairo feeling energized and inspired by the incredible work that our members and partners are doing to accelerate urban climate finance. Some of the highlights from the week include:  💵 The 2024 State of Cities Climate Finance Report findings helped to set the scene for several important sessions on the need to scale urban climate finance. CCFLA, alongside PennIUR, BMZ, and BMWK, hosted an event on the ‘Road to Trillions,’ featuring an expert panel who shared their actionable strategies for meeting cities’ climate finance needs.   📒 CCFLA and Urban-Act’s Enabling Framework Conditions assessment tools were launched at the India Pavilion with representatives from India and the Philippines sharing their experiences of implementing the tools.  🤝 The importance of coordination and early engagement of financiers in the project preparation lifecycle were key highlights of CCFLA’s joint session with CDIA, featuring an excellent panel of leaders in the project preparation landscape. The CCFLA team also contributed to insightful discussions on topics including subnational guarantees, green and affordable housing, finance for nature, and resilience finance. We are looking forward to continuing these conversations with our members and key partners as we look ahead to 2025.  Our thanks go to the team at UN-Habitat (United Nations Human Settlements Programme) for putting on a fantastic forum and to all of our excellent speakers, panelists, co-organizers, and partners for helping to make CCFLA’s time at WUF12 such a success! #UrbanClimateFinance #WUF12 #WorldUrbanForum Priscilla Negreiros, Kristiina Y., John Michael LaSalle, Alastair Mayes Climate Policy Initiative, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, International Climate Initiative, Penn Institute for Urban Research, CDIA - Cities Development Initiative for Asia, United Nations ESCAP, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

🌍 #Cities are home to over half the world’s population, a number set to rise to 7 out of 10 by 2050. As urban areas expand, so does the need for climate finance—and the funding gap follows this rising trend. To meet the global climate goals and stay on track for a 1.5°C pathway, urban climate finance must increase by a staggering fivefold. The 2024 State of Cities Climate Finance report reveals that cities received USD 831 billion in climate finance in 2021/2022—an impressive figure, yet still far short of the USD 4.3 trillion needed annually for mitigation alone. This presents a huge investment opportunity, but we must act now. 📊 Explore the report to see how we can bridge the finance gap and build a resilient, low-carbon future: https://lnkd.in/g8xvB6hZ #climateaction #urbanclimatefinance #COP29 #sustainablecities #netzero  

🌍 Celebrating a decade of impact in urban climate finance! CCFLA has marked a milestone — 10 years of empowering cities worldwide to access, mobilize, and scale up climate finance for sustainable urban development. This journey wouldn’t have been possible without the dedication of our members, who represent a diverse network of cities, financial institutions, governments, and private sector partners. Together, we've made strides in supporting cities with climate-resilient infrastructure and navigating the complex landscape of urban finance. Our latest blog, by Priscilla Negreiros and Angel Jacob, reflects on a decade of impactful initiatives, innovative partnerships, and valuable lessons learned. 🌱 👉 Dive into the blog to discover CCFLA's key achievements and what the next decade holds for climate finance in cities: https://lnkd.in/e-HHVZ5R

🌍 Exciting news: The Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance experts are taking the stage at the World Urban Forum in Cairo! Join us as we tackle the urgent challenges of rapid urbanization and its impact on our communities, economies, and climate policies in the Forum convened by UN-Habitat. Explore the full agenda and engage with experts dedicated to shaping sustainable urban futures: https://lnkd.in/dbQ2FXyy #WUF12 #WorldUrbanForum #UrbanClimateFinance