On 17 June 2025, while formal negotiations at the UN Climate Change Conference (SB62) unfolded in Bonn, a powerful moment took place behind closed doors: The 2nd CHAMP UNFCCC Focal Point Dialogue, convening CHAMP Endorsing Governments, together with Friends of CHAMP and supporting partners, including the Local Governments and Municipal Authorities (LGMA) Constituency.| CityTalk
“The climate crisis is global. But the work to address it is global, national, regional and local” – Axel Schmidt Grael, Mayor of Niterói, Brazil and Chair of the ICLEI Climate Action Support Portfolio, during the CHAMP endorser roundtable on 4 June, under the umbrella of Daring Cities Bonn Dialogues 2024.| CityTalk