Enhance your reputation

Best-performing cities are put forward to an international jury of experts that chooses national and global winners according to criteria set by the OPCC based on the latest science. 

Strengthen your climate work

Finalist cities can participate in WWF’s international social media enabled public engagement campaign We Love Cities. In 2022 We Love Cities reached over 400 million globally and garnered over 1.3 million votes.

Be part of a global community

Participating cities can access capacity-building webinars organized by WWF along with specific local programs and events run by local WWF offices – building their network and strengthening their work through peer exchange.

Strengthen your climate work

Each participant receives a Strategic Feedback report with the results of our assessment. This includes information on whether submitted targets align with the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to a maximum of 1.5°C. We do this based on data from IPCC’s Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 °C (2018).

Enhance your reputation.

National and global frontrunners are rewarded with public recognition and helped to promote their actions and plans to their citizens.

Strengthen your climate work

We review whether the climate action plans are well-balanced towards the 1.5 °C goal, and provide high level guidance on the most effective actions to meet such targets – helping cities translate the IPCC findings to their context. 

Be part of a global community

Participating cities can join hundreds of other cities and be counted in the global climate arena – becoming part of the call for science-based climate action. Inspire other cities to act through your participation!