While negotiations are fully under way at the Marrakesh conference on the climate (COP 22), the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) presented its five main priorities for the COP negotiations, on Monday 14 November.
Linda Gillham, CEMR spokesperson on the environment and advisor to the town of Runnymede in the United Kingdom, was keen to point out that, “Today 80% of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe come from cities. Likewise, they are at the forefront of taking...