Alliance of European Mayors - Mayors of Europe

✨ Reliving the excitement from yesterday’s European Capital of Innovation Awards at the Web Summit in Lisbon! Congratulations again to the winners - Torino and Braga, the finalists as well as all the participants on leading the way in urban innovation and on their commitment to creating a sustainable future for Europe. Watch the highlights and feel the inspiration! 🌍

🌟 Reflections on an unforgettable time at the Urban Metaverse Summit 🌟 It’s been more than a week since the Urban Metaverse Summit, and I’m still feeling so excited by the incredible energy and insights we shared. I wanted to take a moment to express my deepest gratitude to everyone who made it such a fantastic event! 💫 To our inspiring speakers – your passion, expertise, and cutting-edge ideas have truly ignited new possibilities in the Urban Metaverse space. Thank you for leading the charge in the discussions that will shape our future cities and communities. Your contributions are invaluable, and we all leave with minds filled with innovation and new perspectives. 👏 To all of our attendees – you are the heart of this summit. Your engagement, your questions, and your enthusiasm brought each session to life. We all have taken great strides forward in imagining what the future holds for smart cities and digital transformation. 🌍💻 This event was more than just a meeting; it was a launchpad for the next phase of the Urban Metaverse. 🚀 Let's continue these conversations, collaborate on exciting projects, and push the boundaries of what we can achieve together! We look forward to seeing how we all make these visions a reality. Hopefully we see us soon, e.g. at the SCEWC in Barcelona at our stand (Hall 3, Stand F20). Let's keep building the future!💡 A heartfelt thanks for your contribution to the "Urban Metaverse & Smart Cities" Summit! Raffaele Gareri, Jose Antonio Ondiviela Ph.D., Taisha Fabricius, Abdelhameed Mohamed, Abdulrahman Albati, Michal Lakomski, Vitor Pereira, Olaf-Gerd Gemein, Esteve Mede, CEO and Investor, Jorge Saraiva, Charbel Aoun (乔博翁), Nader Afzalan, Ph.D., Jennifer Loy, Louisa Barker, Vanessa Borkmann, Sandra Baer, Michael Lake, Segun Williams, Zeina Nazer, P.Eng M.Sc. MBA, Steffen Braun, Dr.-Ing., Francis Ortiz Ocaña, Juanjo Martínez, Omar Saúl Duarte Useche, Edwin Acosta Esteves, Henry Shterenberg, Eva Holzova, Carles Agustí i Hernandez, Gianfranco Todesco, Olga Dzieciatkowska, Chris Cooke, Massimo Migliorini, David W. Sime #UrbanMetaverse #MetaversoUrbano #SmartCities #CiudadesInteligentes

Today, we launch "A Green and Just Planet: The 1.5°C Agenda for Governing Global Industrial and Financial Policies in the G20" - the final report of the G20 Group of Experts to the Task Force on a Global Mobilization against Climate Change (TF-CLIMA), which I co-chair alongside Vera Songwe. This report sets out a framework for making green growth achievable across the G20 and globally. It calls for a paradigm shift in how we approach economic development and climate action, emphasizing that sustainable and inclusive growth can be achieved by aligning industrial strategies and financial policies with climate goals. We argue that all G20 states must act urgently to bring about the economy-wide transformation needed to limit warming to 1.5°C. This means adopting ambitious green industrial strategies oriented around Nationally Determined Contributions, taking a whole-of-government approach, and redesigning key government structures, tools, and institutions to support their implementation. Crucially, higher-income G20 countries should take a lead role in providing the financing required to advance these strategies. We call for reforms to provide cheaper long-term capital, especially for low- and middle-income countries, through changes to the global financial architecture, to align the strategies of national and multilateral development banks around climate goals, and to ensure a stable financial sector that takes systemic climate risks into account, providing the macroeconomic authorizing environment for a green transition.                                      We propose detailed recommendations in three critical areas: 1️⃣ Adopt green industrial strategies oriented around Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) backed by cross-ministerial and cross-sectoral collaboration and investment.   2️⃣ Reshape financial policies and institutions to unlock access to affordable green finance and enable investments in a low-carbon, sustainable future. 3️⃣ Ensure equitable global governance of both green industrial strategy and green finance to ensure that all countries can benefit from green growth. Read the full report to explore how we can transform our approach to economic development, reshape markets, and scale up affordable green finance for a sustainable, equitable future. It's time for the G20 to lead the way in pursuing new development pathways grounded in ambitious green industrial strategies, affordable green finance, and equitable global governance. It’s time for an approach to economic growth that delivers for both people and planet. Read the full report here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/emdbySfz (scroll down to the download report section)