Eight EU countries have asked heads of fellow member states to cut greenhouse gas emissions to a net-zero level by 2050 and dedicate 25 per cent of the bloc’s next seven-year budget to projects fighting climate change.

Cities must have direct access to international climate funds if they are to contribute to the fight against climate change, according to a new report from C40 and Overseas Development Institute, which calls for the creation of a development bank for cities.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan told Extinction Rebellion representatives "we're doing what we can" in a meeting to discuss tackling climate change.

As significant as New York City's buildings efficiency measure, which proponents say is the most stringent in the world, is the growth of the climate movement that made it possible.

The City of Montreal says it is working on a bylaw to ban certain single-use products—including plastic straws and cutlery, plastic and Styrofoam glasses and Styrofoam packaging—by the spring of 2020.