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From UN-Habitat Assembly to COP28 UAE: Mainstreaming Urban and Subnational Climate Action - 2nd session of the UN Habitat Assembly

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Cities are at the forefront of the climate crisis and are vehicles for climate action implementation. They constitute more than half the world's population (exceeding two-thirds by 2050). They are responsible for more than two-thirds of global energy consumption, and more than 70 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions.

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Objectives: There are three main, high-level objectives for this meeting

- Demonstrate the urgent need for the international community to commit to working with and integrating cities and subnational actors in climate policy design and implementation through the COP28 Presidency.
- Convene dialogue between national governments, multilateral organizations, subnational and city networks, highlighting barriers and identifying solutions for greater multi-level collaboration and partnerships across key climate solution areas, including built environment, waste, transport.
- Highlight tangible ways, drawing on best practice, to increase capacity for multilevel climate action implementation, particularly in the Global South.