Beijing Receives Climate Award at COP30 Local Leaders Forum
Source：chinadaily.com.cn 2025-11-14
Recently, Beijing received the 2025 Bloomberg Philanthropies Local Leaders Climate Award during the COP30 Local Leaders Forum in Rio de Janeiro.
Jointly organized by Bloomberg Philanthropies, C40 Cities, and other partners, the award celebrates local governments that have delivered ambitious, impactful, and people-centered climate breakthroughs.
Since 2019, Beijing's municipal administrative center has developed a robust flood prevention and drainage system tailored to its location on an alluvial plain with a dense river network and exposure to extreme weather. By 2024, 48.2 percent of the area met national "sponge city" standards, enabling it to withstand recent extreme downpours without major urban flooding.
At the same time, Beijing has advanced coordinated pollution and carbon reduction across the energy, transportation, and industry sectors, leading to a significant improvement in the regional environment.
By 2024, compared with 2019 levels, the area's annual average concentration of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) had fallen by 26 percent, while carbon emission intensity had declined by about 20 percent.
According to the organizer, Beijing received the award due to its efforts in "building a climate-resilient Beijing municipal administrative center".
Jointly organized by Bloomberg Philanthropies, C40 Cities, and other partners, the award celebrates local governments that have delivered ambitious, impactful, and people-centered climate breakthroughs.
An aerial view of the Beijing municipal administrative center.
Since 2019, Beijing's municipal administrative center has developed a robust flood prevention and drainage system tailored to its location on an alluvial plain with a dense river network and exposure to extreme weather. By 2024, 48.2 percent of the area met national "sponge city" standards, enabling it to withstand recent extreme downpours without major urban flooding.
At the same time, Beijing has advanced coordinated pollution and carbon reduction across the energy, transportation, and industry sectors, leading to a significant improvement in the regional environment.
By 2024, compared with 2019 levels, the area's annual average concentration of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) had fallen by 26 percent, while carbon emission intensity had declined by about 20 percent.