Source: C40 Cities

Date Published: 10.09.2025

Link: Bloomberg Philanthropies Names 26 Cities as Finalists for the 2025 Local Leaders Awards

Bloomberg Philanthropies and C40 cities announced 26 finalists for the 2025 local leader awards, recognizing innovative climate actions that cut carbon emissions, improve health, and create economic opportunity. Selected from more than 160 applications across 45 countries, the finalists represent six categories. The categories are energy transition, clean transportation, safer infrastructure, healthy cities, sustainable waste, and partnerships. Aligned with COP30’s priorities of just transition, adaptation, and multilevel collaboration. Cities such as Boston, Jakarta, Paris, and São Paulo showcase how urban leadership can accelerate net-zero progress through scalable local solutions. Two winners per category, one from Brazil and one global, will be announced at the COP30 Local Leaders Forum.