How to work with other cities for faster, more effective climate action

This C40 Knowledge Hub guide outlines how cities especially smaller ones can work together for stronger, faster climate action. It highlights benefits like sharing resources, tackling cross-border climate risks, and boosting political influence, with examples from Guadalajara, Kansas City, Maputo, Washington DC, Melbourne, and Denmark. The guide stresses the importance of collaboration, stating that it helps cities overcome capacity and funding limits, enabling more ambitious climate goals.

Main strategies as proposed in the guide include:

• Joint climate action planning
• Piloting innovations through local partnerships
• Collaborative procurement for cost savings
• Co-delivering infrastructure projects
• Collective advocacy to influence policy

Abstract based on original source.