AcceleratingNext-GenerationCityClimateAction:Findingsfromthe2024Innovate4CitiesConference&UpdatetotheGlobalResearchandActionAgendaonCitiesandClimateChangeScience(GRAA)TableofContentsColophonExecutiveSummaryMessagefromtheCo-hostsSECTIONONE:KEYTAKEAWAYSFROMTHEINNOVATE4CITIESCONFERENCE1.KnowledgeGapsandActionPrioritiesataGlance2.AIxCityClimateActionHackathon3.OutcomesandnextstepsforInnovate4CitiesSECTIONTWO:CONVENINGTHE2024INNOVATE4CITIESCONFERENCE1.AboutInnovate4Cities2.The2024Innovate4CitiesConference2.1I4C24ataGlance2.2CallforAbstracts:Showcasingscientificprogressforclimateaction2.3CapturingInsightsfromI4C243.ConceptualizingtheAIxCityClimateActionHackathon4.PartnershipsSECTIONTHREE:THEUPDATEDGLOBALRESEARCHANDACTIONAGENDAONCITIESANDCLIMATECHANGE(GRAA)1.TheGlobalResearch&ActionAgendaonCitiesandClimateChangeScience(GRAA)1.1StepstotheUpdatedGRAA2024–theSingleAgenda1.2Methodology1.3InitialFindings1.4NewCityStructureGRAA1.52024GRAA–ResearchGapsandActionPriorities2.ResearchGapsandActionPriorities2.1Foundation&DeliveryapproachesEmpoweringCitiestoTakeActionCo-ProductionofKnowledgePartnershipsforLongTermCollaboration2.2PillarsofJusticeandEquityAccessandReliabilityClimateChangeAdaptationandMitigationConflict&CrisisResponseEngagementandParticipationGenderIndigenousKnowledgesandDecolonialityInformalityIntergenerationalitySufficiencySustainableConsumptionandProduction2356714172021232425263031323335364045495393939496979798100101102103104105106107AcceleratingNext-GenerationCityClimateAction:Findingsfromthe2024Innovate4CitiesConference&UpdatetotheGlobalResearchandActionAgendaonCitiesandClimateChangeScience(GRAA)2.3City-LevelModels,DataandKnowledgeCommunicationDecentralizationDigitalizationEfficiencyInformationIntegrity&TransparencyRiskScaleUncertainty2.4SystemsApproachLevelsGeographyBiodiversityHealth(HumanandEnvironmental)WaterFoodEnergyMobilityWasteInfrastructure&HousingCulture(Community,Heritage,Art,History)GovernanceandMultilevelPartnershipsFinance(InvestmentandPublicProcurement)ReferencesAnnexesAnnexA.SelectedabstractsandselectioncriteriaAnnexB.2024Innovate4CitiesConferenceScheduleAnnexC.SubmissionstotheAIxCityClimateActionHackathon108109110111112113115116117118118119120121122123124125126127128130132139140141212TableofContentsAcceleratingNext-GenerationCityClimateAction:Findingsfromthe2024Innovate4CitiesConference&UpdatetotheGlobalResearchandActionAgendaonCitiesandClimateChangeScience(GRAA)ColophonAcceleratingNext-GenerationCityClimateAction:Findingsfromthe2024Innovate4CitiesConferenceandUpdatetotheGlobalResearchandActionAgendaonCitiesandClimateChangeScience(GRAA)ThisreporthasbeendevelopedbytheGlobalCovenantofMayorsforClimate&Energy(GCoM)andtheUnitedNationsHumanSettlementsProgramme(UN-Habitat)basedonthefindingsfromthe2024Innovate4CitiesConference.Itisintendedtoinformresearch,policyandpublicdiscussionscenteredontheGlobalResearchandActionAgendaonCitiesandClimateChangeScience(GRAA).Theauthorshavesoughttoensuretheaccuracyofthematerialinthisdocument,buttheywillnotbeliableforanyramificationsincurredthroughtheuseofthisreport.Publishedby:theGlobalCovenantofMayorsforClimate&Energy(GCoM),UN-HabitatandUniversityofMelbourne,2024.Editors:BenjaminJanceIV,SamiaKhan,AndrewIrvinandCathyOkeWeacknowledgetheauthorsofthe2021Innovate4CitiesOutcomesReport,the2018and2021GRAA,theCityResearchandInnovation...