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4 December 2023

Bringing the U7 message to the global climate summit

With recognition of the vital role of both subnational and national governments in the climate agenda, the G7 Roundtable on Subnational Climate Actions was established by the G7 Climate, Energy and Environment Ministers Meeting in 2023 under the...

9 October 2023

Urban7 representatives joined the inaugural G7 roundtable on Subnational Climate Actions

On 5–6 October 2023, representatives of the G7 governments met online for the G7 Roundtable meeting on Subnational Climate Actions. The roundtable was organised by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment in collaboration with the Ministry of Land,...

10 July 2023

U7 Brings Urban Perspective to G7 Sustainable Urban Development Ministers Meeting in Takamatsu, Kagawa

Representing the Urban7, Mayor Kizō Hisamoto (Kobe, Japan) joined the G7 ministers for urban development in Takamatsu, Kagawa to address pressing issues facing cities. The meeting, which took place from July 7 - 9, marked the second time that a...

22 May 2023

G7 Leaders recognise the transformative power of cities as drivers of sustainable development

From 19-21 May, G7 Heads of State met in Hiroshima, Japan to discuss pressing global issues including Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine, economic resilience, and climate change. In their final Communiqué, the G7 Leaders emphasised “the...

20 April 2023

G7 Ministers announce historic commitment to work with cities on subnational climate action

On 15-16 April, the G7 Ministers’ Meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment in Sapporo (Japan) concluded with the announcement of the first-ever G7 Roundtable on Subnational Climate Actions in collaboration with Urban7 (U7) – the voice of...

3 March 2023

Mayors Gather in Tokyo for Third U7 Mayors Summit

On 2 March 2023, G7 city leaders gathered in Tokyo and online for the third annual U7 Mayors Summit. The mayors discussed their vision for the role of cities in the G7 process as Japan takes on the G7 presidency. The event was hosted by the Japan...

22 February 2023

U7 Impact Report 2022 published

The U7 has published its Impact Report 2022. Since the Group’s launch in 2021, the U7 has advocated for a continuous dialogue between the G7 nations and municipal actors. Its Impact Report 2022 outlines the remarkable success of the Urban7 in 2022...

14 December 2022

U7 Group gathered for final political meeting of 2022

On 14 December 2022 the Urban7 (U7) group gathered for a final meeting of political representatives to look back at the successes of 2022 and plan for the year ahead under the Japanese presidency. Representatives of all U7 city networks joined the...

Hybrid event: 16 November, 16:30 – 18:00 (GMT+2)

U7 discussed the role of cities in realizing a sustainable society at COP27 in Egypt

The Urban7 group represented by ICLEI hosted a session at the UNFCCC COP27 in Egypt. The event titled “The Role of Cities in Realizing a Sustainable Society – Urban Agenda in G7 and UNFCCC-COP” took place on 16 November 2022 at the Multilevel...

Online event: 5 October, 14:00 – 16:00 CET

"Cooperative Climate Action – Municipal Policies from G7 to COP27"

13 September 2022

U7 joins groundbreaking G7 Ministers Meeting on Urban Development

The first-ever meeting of G7 Ministers for Urban Development took place in Potsdam, Germany on 13 September 2022. Mayor Peter Kurz (Mannheim, Germany) was invited by Minister Klara Geywitz to represent the Urban7 at this groundbreaking meeting. Timo...

8 September 2022

U7 to participate in the sustainable urban development summit

G7 ministers of sustainable urban development will meet in Potsdam under the German G7 Presidency on 13-14 September 2022. The meeting will focus on international cooperation to develop liveable and resilient cities, strengthening sustainable urban...

14 July 2022

Major Progress for Urban7 Alliance in G7 Process

Cities have a transformative power. They can offer immense contributions to the overarching goal of progress towards an equitable world and our striving for a sustainable planet, economic stability, healthy lives, investment in a better future, and...

5 July 2022

Upcoming G7 meeting to spotlight sustainable urban development

A newly announced summit of urban development ministries of G7 countries is to take place in Potsdam (Germany) this autumn. This proposal was tabled by the German Ministry for Housing, Urban Development and Building (BMWSB) during a meeting with...

30 June 2022

Multilevel governance and the G7 in the spotlight at the World Urban Forum

While heads of state gathered this week at the G7 Summit, the Urban7 Group – who act as the voice of the cities within the German G7 Presidency – were at the World Urban Forum discussing how to ensure that local leaders’ voices are part of G7...

30 June 2022

From Katowice to Sharm El Sheikh: cities and regions are gearing-up diplomacy and multilevel action on climate emergency

As the World Urban Forum (WUF11) concludes in Katowice (Poland), cities and regions remain firm in their work to advocate for elevating global climate action towards upcoming 27th Conference of Parties (COP27), to be held in Sharm El-Sheikh (Egypt)...