Climate Alliance

Climate Alliance is a European network of cities, towns and counties founded in 1990 committed to the protection of the world's climate. The European Secretariat of Climate Alliance is based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany and in Brussels, Belgium. Climate Alliance has members in Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland,d, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, North Macedonia, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Ukraine. Purpose and aims The nearly 2,000 members from more than 25 European countries aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at their source. Their allies are the indigenous peoples of the rainforests. The indigenous partners are represented by COICA, the Coordination of Indigenous Organisations of the nine neighbouring countries of the Amazon Basin. By joining Climate Alliance, cities and municipalities embrace the association's goals: To strive for a 95 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 compared to 1990 levels, in line with IPCC recommendations. To implement effective and comprehensive climate action in accordance with Climate Alliance principles. To promote climate justice together with indigenous peoples by supporting their rights, protecting biodiversity and abstaining from the use of unsustainably managed timber.