For the CoR delegation at COP28 and for subnational governments around the world, COP28 was not only a significant step forward in global climate efforts with the historic agreement to transition away from fossil fuels, but also represented a breakthrough in a long-standing challenge for subnational governments around the world: that their voice was heard at UN summits.

COP28 witnessed an unprecedented commitment by the COP28 Presidency, which hosted the first ever Local Climate Action Summit (LCAS) and the second Ministerial Meeting on Urbanization and Climate Change as part of the official COP agenda. In addition, more than 70 countries supported the COP28 Coalition for High Ambition Multilevel Partnerships (CHAMP), committing to work with their subnational governments to update their future climate plans by COP30 in 2025. (More on cor.europa.eu)