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News 17 September 2018
LoCaL Webinar on creating bankable projects
Is your city actively involved with developing climate related initiatives, but is accessing funding a challenge?
Join the (free) webinar on September 25 and learn all you need to know!
News 20 April 2018
Unravelling the black box of climate finance for cities
How LoCaL’s solutions empower cities in the world to climate action.
An interview with LoCaL Programme Manager, Victor Gancel
News 20 April 2018
Tackling Climate Finance: LoCaL Multiannual Plan
The LoCaL strategy until 2019 outlines how LoCaL will address the city climate finance challenge
Read moreNews 20 March 2018
Now Live: LoCaL Training Hub
Including free e-learning modules on Green Bonds for Cities and Results Based Finance
Read moreNews 15 November 2017
World’s first global climate analytics tool for states and regions launched at COP23
BONN: The world’s first global analytics tool for states and regions to measure, manage and disclose their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has been launched at the COP23 UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn.
Read moreNews 28 July 2017
Join us- LoCaL Partner Day
The Low Carbon City Lab (LoCaL) Flagship will be holding a partner day. This event will seek to bring Climate-KIC partners working in the city space together to identify challenges and provide solutions for financing low carbon and climate resilient cities.
Read moreNews 11 July 2017
Gold Standard launches new standard for the SDGs
LoCaL supports the Gold Standard Foundation's new standard to accelerate progress toward climate security & the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Read moreNews 07 June 2017
Open Call for LoCaL Flagship Proposals
The flagships Low Carbon City Lab (LoCaL) is looking for exciting project proposals to complement existing project suites.
Read moreNews 07 June 2017
Low Carbon City Lab (LoCaL) and Climate Risk Information (CRI) joint Partner day
This event will seek to bring Climate-KIC partners working in the city space together to identify challenges and provide solutions for financing climate resilient cities.
Read moreNews 12 October 2016
Valuing development co-benefits to make low-carbon investment in cities bankable
The case of waste and transportation projects comparing the market and economic value of climate and development co-benefits.
Read moreNews 01 September 2016
Green Bonds for Cities
Three Tools to Unlock the Potential!
Have a look at the factsheet that was published today in cooperation with South Pole Group, Climate Policy Initiative, Climate Bonds Initiative and ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability.
News 28 July 2016
City Climate Finance Training in Tangier successful
Over 30 local authorities from Morocco and Tunisia gathered to for this first workshop around raising awareness on the impacts of climate change at the local level.
Read moreNews 27 July 2016
Streetlight Energy Simulator now available!
LoCaL's 3D GPC and partners have developed a web-based energy simulation platform: The Streetlight Energy Simulator.
Access the demonstrator here!
News 27 July 2016
Strong interest from cities in Result-Based Finance
Four local governments signed letters of intent to explore Result-Based Finance for transport, energy and waste management projects in Cali, Rajkot, Nairobi and Amman.
Read moreNews 28 June 2016
New projects for LoCaL
Low Carbon City Lab (LoCaL) welcomes 5 new projects in its portfolio!
Read moreNews 28 June 2016
LoCaL featured at ICLEI Municipal Finance Conference in Berlin
The ICLEI Municipal Finance Conference - part of Metropolitan Solutions - highlighted the struggles cities currently face regarding accessing climate finance and developing a portfolio of quality projects.
Read moreNews 20 June 2016
Summer School on Urban Climate Finance
Climate-KIC hosts a new PhD Summer School on Urban Climate Finance in the Global North and South, taking place from 17-30 September 2016 in Frankfurt am Main
Apply now!
News 20 June 2016
Support for cities to assess and report GHG emissions
This report offers a gap analysis of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventory methods for Trondheim municipality with recommendations that pave the road for automated, cost-effective and accurate GHG emissions reporting.
Read moreNews 30 May 2016
LoCaL speaks at Metropolitan Solutions Conference
The Low Carbon City Lab (LoCaL) programme manager Victor Cancel, speaks on LoCaL Climate Finance Projects for Cities.
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