COP30: "Cities will play a major role in the pivotal decade to come" (Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris)

"The Brazilian Presidency of COP 30 and the UN consider information integrity as an absolute priority for the forthcoming summit in Belém (Brazil). All eyes and hopes are now focused on the COP under Lula's presidency. I hope that Belém will host a renewed commitment by governments, civil society, the private sector and cities : we must all take action, find new ways of financing climate action and adopt bolder policies. The next decade is pivotal, and cities will play a major role in it", declared Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris, at the " “Mayors' Summit: From Paris to Belém - 10 Years of Global Climate Action” international event, organised by the City of Paris at the Hôtel de Ville (Paris, 4^th arrondissement) on 23/06/2025.

" Cities account for 80% of global GDP, but also for 70% of CO2 emissions. More than 50% of the world's population now lives in cities, and this figure will rise to 70% by 2050. The C40 cities [100 largest world cities] are responsible for 5.4% of global GHG emissions in 2024. But three quarters of these cities have reduced their per capita emissions faster than…