URBACT Competitors

C40 is a network of nearly 100 mayors of the world’s leading cities who are working to deliver the urgent action needed right now to confront the climate crisis and create a future where everyone, everywhere, can thrive. Mayors of C40 cities are committed to using a science-based and people-focused approach to limit global heating in line with the Paris Agreement and build healthy, equitable, and resilient communities. Through a Global Green New Deal, mayors are working alongside a broad coalition of representatives from labour, business, the youth climate movement and civil society to go further and faster than ever before. The current co-chairs of C40 are Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and Mayor of Freetown Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr. Three-term Mayor of New York City Michael R. Bloomberg serves as President Emeritus of the Board. C40’s work is made possible by our strategic funders: Bloomberg Philanthropies and Realdania.

ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability is a global network working with 2500 local and regional governments committed to sustainable urban development. Active in 125+ countries, ICLEI influences sustainability policy and drives local action for low emission, nature-based, equitable, resilient and circular development. ICLEI's Members and team of experts work together through peer exchange, partnerships and capacity building to create systemic change for urban sustainability.

Climate KIC is Europe's foremost climate innovation agency: an international non-profit Foundation that for over 16 years has been embedded in the places where climate ambition meets the friction of the real world. Partnering with governments, multilateral institutions, philanthropies, and the private sector, we mobilise large-scale climate action across cities, regions, and value chains, using systems innovation as a service. Our core craft is orchestration, connecting promising solutions, aligning policy and finance, and integrating the pieces so that whole systems tip towards decarbonisation, regeneration and climate resilience faster than any single intervention could achieve. Active in 70+ countries, we bridge the implementation gap between climate commitments and current reality. Join us in working towards a just, climate resilient, beautiful future.