Overview

• Mayor Clara Brugada inaugurated the international convening on October 8 at the Altar a la Patria in Chapultepec.
• The city set a 35% greenhouse-gas reduction goal for 2030 that surpasses its 2019 pledge and assigns 10% of the cuts to the private sector.
• Organizers paired the near-term goal with a commitment to climate neutrality by 2050 and plans to expand climate education and ecosystem restoration programs.
• Immediate pilots include installing green walls on Metro platforms through collaborations with environmental solution companies.
• More than 3,000 people attended in person and thousands joined online, with participation from Climate Group, Climate Week Latam and the UN alongside corporate, academic and indigenous representatives.