COP30-Local Leaders Forum | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Alliance co-chair Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers and New Mexico Governor joined together at the COP30 Local Leaders Forum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to showcase collective progress from across the Alliance.

Local Leaders Forum – Governors Pressing Forward

Alliance co-chair Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers and New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham joined together at the COP30 Local Leaders Forum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to showcase the Alliance's sustained, collective progress.
November 3, 2025
- November 3, 2025
2:30 pm
- 3:30 pm
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Local Leaders Forum

At the COP30 Local Leaders Forum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the world’s governors, mayors and subnational leaders are showcasing how local action is driving global climate progress.

 

On day one of the Local Leaders Forum, Alliance co-chair Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers and New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham hit the ground running. At a press conference, they unveiled the coalition’s 2025 Annual Report, highlighting the sustained, collective progress from the Alliance’s 24 states and territories. 

Pressing Forward: Governors’ Enduring Fight for a Resilient and Sustainable Future details how Alliance members are achieving record climate pollution reductions, driving economic growth, building the clean energy and clean technology future, and charting a path forward to save Americans trillions of dollars. Analysis included in the report, finds that the Alliance members have collectively reduced net greenhouse gas emissions 24 percent below 2005 levels, while increasing their collective GDP by 34 percent. 

Less pollution, more economic growth, & clean, affordable energy. That’s what @usclimate.bsky.social states are delivering. No matter the obstacles, we are pressing forward. Learn more ➡️ usclimatealliance.org/press-releas...

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— U.S. Climate Alliance (@usclimate.bsky.social) November 3, 2025 at 12:45 PM

In Brazil, a U.S. delegation of more than 100 local leaders are participating in the U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP30), the COP30 Local Leaders Forum, and the C40 World Mayors Summit throughout November. The delegation, which includes U.S. governors, mayors, and other top city and state officials, is led by Governors Evers and Lujan Grisham alongside top officials representing America Is All In and Climate Mayors. 

 

Learn More About the Alliance’s 2025 Annual Report. 

 

Learn More About the Alliance @ the Local Leaders Forum and COP30. 

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