ENCORE: Cities Leading the Way

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🗓️ 5 June 2026

⏱️ 64 minutes

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While the federal government has all but abandoned trying to address the climate crisis, cities around the world are stepping up. C40 is an international network of 97 cities representing 920 million people and 23% of the world’s economy. Seventy-three percent of these cities have already peaked their emissions. Here in the US, Climate Mayors is a bipartisan network of nearly 350 U.S. mayors, representing 48 states and over 70 million Americans. How are cities innovating on reducing emissions, adapting to increasing climate risks, and — perhaps most importantly — sharing their knowledge? Guests: Eric Garcetti, C40 Ambassador for Global Climate Diplomacy; Former Mayor, Los Angeles Kate Gallego, Mayor of Phoenix; Former Chair, Climate Mayors Highlights: 00:00 Intro 2:46 Eric Garcetti on his time as mayor of LA 9:45 Eric Garcetti on where cities are moving the needle 17:47 Eric Garcetti on cities on the world stage 22:11 Eric Garcetti on the work of C40 26:20 Eric Garcetti on knowledge sharing 32:17 Eric Garcetti on co-leading 40:11 Kate Gallego on dealing with the heat in Phoenix 43:46 Kate Gallego on affordability 48:10 Kate Gallego on regulating data centers 52:35 Kate Gallego on working with other mayors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:03.8	Right now, it can feel like there's a real lack of climate leadership and action.
1:09.5	The Trump administration has actively rejected any attempt at addressing the climate crisis.
1:12.6	Yeah, the story here in the U.S. feels bleak. Federal rollbacks, court fights, and headlines about us stepping back from global commitments,
1:17.6	like the Paris Agreement, again.
1:20.6	Even the language federal officials are using is dismissive.
1:23.6	It's all true, and it's also true that if you zoom in a little closer, you start to see where action is absolutely being taken.
1:31.7	We're talking about cities.
1:33.8	And that matters, because about 80% of Americans actually live in cities.
1:37.9	I mean, case and point, Ariana, you and I both live in cities.
1:40.8	True, though Tucson and Brooklyn are very different cities.
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