Climate Alliance

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Climate Alliance
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legal form Registered association under German law
founding 1990, Frankfurt am Main , Germany
Seat Frankfurt am Main , Brussels
main emphasis Climate protection, municipalities, indigenous peoples, (tropical) forests
Action space Europe and the Amazon
Members 1,741 (June 2019)
Website klimabuendnis.org

The climate alliance ( "the European cities with indigenous peoples of the rainforests / Alianza del Clima eV " ) is a network of cities , municipalities and districts founded in 1990 , which are committed to protecting the global climate . The more than 1,700 member municipalities from 26 European countries are committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions locally. Your alliance partners are the indigenous peoples of the rainforests , they are represented by the COICA , the Coordinadora de las Organizaciones Indígenas de la Cuenca Amazónica , "Coordination of the indigenous organizations of the nine countries bordering the Amazon basin ".

The members undertake to continuously reduce their greenhouse gas emissions : They want to reduce their CO 2 emissions by ten percent every five years; starting from the base year 1990, this means halving per capita emissions by 2030. The long-term goal is to reduce emissions to 2.5 tons of CO 2 equivalent per capita and year.

The cornerstones of municipal climate protection are energy savings and energy efficiency , the use of renewable energy sources and climate-friendly mobility . The Climate Alliance advises cities and municipalities on the implementation of climate protection strategies and develops recognized tools for uniform measurement and recording of energy consumption and CO 2 emissions. The organization also participates in projects and offers campaigns aimed at different target groups. In addition to its own activities, the alliance is a partner in other campaigns and also takes political action; At national, European and international level, it advocates the concerns of European cities and municipalities involved in climate protection and supports the organizations of indigenous peoples.

In accordance with a holistic approach, the Climate Alliance was founded as a partnership between European municipalities and the umbrella organization of the indigenous peoples of the Amazon , the COICA: This has a permanent place on the board of the Climate Alliance and represents the interests of the indigenous rainforest peoples in all activities . For their part, the Climate Alliance members have undertaken to

  • to refrain from using tropical wood and wood from overexploitation,
  • Implement measures that preserve the biological diversity of the rainforest and guarantee the rights of those whose livelihoods depend on these forests,
  • to support the rights of indigenous peoples as the best “administrators” of the rainforests in national and international strategies and agreements and
  • to promote the dialogue between indigenous peoples, governments, the private sector and international institutions regarding an ecologically and socially sustainable use of the rainforests.

The alliance's offices are located in Frankfurt am Main and Brussels , and the Climate Alliance work for Germany is coordinated in Frankfurt. National coordination offices exist in Italy, Luxembourg, Austria ( Climate Alliance Austria ) , Switzerland and Hungary; the member bodies are in Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Denmark, Germany, Finland, France, Georgia, Greece, Great Britain, Italy, Croatia, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Netherlands, Austria , Poland, Portugal, Romania, Switzerland, Slovak Republic , Slovenia, Spain, the Czech Republic, Ukraine and Hungary.

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  1. ↑ Municipalities. Climate alliance of European cities with indigenous peoples of the rainforests / Alianza del Clima eV, accessed on June 10, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Member countries and municipalities , accessed on June 30, 2019.