FOLLOW THE (CITY) LEADER: the power of local action on the climate crisis

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In this episode

As COP26 kicks off, we’re exploring how cities and towns are leading the way on tackling the climate crisis. Mark Watts from C40 Cities talks us through how some of the world’s largest cities — from Milan to Seoul — are taking urgent action to reduce emissions. Polly Billington from UK100 tells us what local leaders are up to in the UK. And deputy mayor of Paris Celia Blauel is back to tell us about the city’s ambitious climate plan.

Guests

Mark Watts (@MarkWatts40), executive director of C40 Cities

Polly Billington (@PollyBillington), chief executive of UK100

Celia Blauel (@Celia_Blauel), deputy mayor of Paris

More info

Cities and climate action

• Mark Watts: Cities are leading the way on climate change (Dec 2020)

• Bloomberg: Cities are our best hope for surviving climate change (Apr 2021)

• C40: Cities leading the way report (2019)

• Cities Race to Zero 

UK city and local action

• New Local: Communities vs Climate Change (Oct 2021)

• Polly Billington: Give trusted local leaders power to tackle climate change (Jul 2021)

• UK100: Power Shift report (May 2021)

 Paris

• UN: Climate Action Award Winner – City of Paris (Oct 2020)

• Paris: Paris Climate Action Plan (Jul 2021)

• Guardian: Paris agrees to turn Champs-Élysées into 'extraordinary garden' (Jan 2021)