"States and regions already demonstrate COP30’s Global Mutirao spirit. As we head into these negotiations, the time for empty promises is past. We have no time to waste."
more Champa Patel ,States and regions are moving further, faster – together. From Rio to Belém they’re bringing real solutions and ambition to COP30.
Today’s opening plenary, in the heart of the Amazon, rightly put subnational governments centre stage – because there is no ‘implementation COP’ without the ‘implementers’.
We’ve endorsed the LGMA statement, which makes clear that local and regional governments are not just implementers of climate policy, they are leaders.
Our subnational leaders reinforced this at the LGMA press conference.
Under2 Coalition European co-chair and President of Regions4, Gillian Martin Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy at The Scottish Government, issued a powerful call to end “ chronic under-investment that weakens resilience and deepens inequalities.”
Local action delivers global impact when finance flows to states, regions and cities.
“We hope that COP30’s legacy is clear recognition that mayors and governors are on the frontlines of the climate crisis – and, more than that, that they are driving solutions for their communities.”
Governor Rafael Fonteles