Cities Take Center Stage Before COP30 as C40 Report Shows Emissions Now Falling in 60 Member Cities

Overview

• A new C40 analysis finds 60 cities have passed peak emissions, with 11 cutting more than 30% and Salvador the only Latin American city in that top group.
• Hundreds of mayors and local leaders convened in Rio for the Forum of Local Leaders and the C40 summit and will present a collective document to COP30 in Belém.
• U.S. Climate Alliance states reported a 24% emissions drop from 2005 alongside economic growth and pledged continued state-level action regardless of federal policy.
• COP30 leaders are seeking to mobilize US$10 billion in public commitments for the Tropical Forests Fund to reward protection of standing tropical forests.
• Brazil enacted a Guarantee of Law and Order in Pará ahead of COP30, as experts warn organized crime’s role in environmental offenses complicates Amazon enforcement.