2025 Local Leaders Climate Awards
November 4, 2025 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Recognizing local leaders tackling the global climate crisis
The 2025 Bloomberg Philanthropies Local Leaders Climate Awards celebrate the most daring, impactful, and people-centered climate breakthroughs led by cities, states, and regions.
In partnership with C40, the Awards recognize the best policies, projects, or programs led by local leaders that have effectively addressed climate change over the past three years. Now in its ninth edition, the Awards spotlight the vital role of local leadership in driving global climate progress and improving lives.
Winners
Named during the COP30 Local Leaders Forum on November 4, 2025, the Awards honor both a Brazilian and a global champion across six Award categories, showcasing the pivotal role of local governments worldwide.
Selected from a competitive pool of over 160 applicants across 45 countries, the winners of the 2025 Bloomberg Philanthropies Local Leaders Climate Awards are:
Energy Transition & Smarter Buildings
Cutting costs and carbon with clean power and efficient design
- Boston
Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance (BERDO) and its Equitable Emissions Investment Fund
- Juiz de Fora
Transforming Energy
Clean, Reliable Transportation
Moving people and goods on dependable, low-emission networks
- Oslo
Pioneering city for Zero-emission heavy duty transport
- São Paulo
Electrification of the São Paulo Bus Fleet — Municipal Program for Innovative Acquisition and Financing
Safer Infrastructure for a Changing World
Guarding communities with resilient, climate-ready systems
- Beijing
Building a Climate-Resilient Beijing Municipal Administrative Center
- Rio de Janeiro
Heat Protocol / Extreme Heat Response Protocol
Healthy Cities, Strong Communities
Elevating air quality, green space, and everyday well-being
- Sofia
Sofia’s Climate Leap for Cleaner Air, Healthier Lives, Greener Future
- Barcarena
Barcarena Food System: Sustainable Development and Food Security
Sustainable Waste Solutions
Slashing waste, creating jobs, and keeping pollution out of landfills
- Quezon City
From Waste to Worth: The Quezon City Trash to Cashback Program
- Salvador
Recicla Capital
Power of Partnership
Cities & regions uniting to deliver national-level climate results
- Scottish Government
Woodland Carbon Code and Scotland’s Woodland Restoration
- Government of the State of Piauí
Ecological ICMS of the State of Piauí
The Jurors
Dan Ioschpe
Climate High-Level Champion, COP30
David Miller
Managing Director, C40 Centre
Teresa Ribera
Executive Vice-President, European Commission for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition
Simon Stiell
Executive Secretary, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Dr. Laurence Tubiana
CEO, European Climate Foundation
Mark Watts
Executive Director, C40 Cities
Antha N. Williams
Head of Environment Programs, Bloomberg PhilanthropiesMedia
Press Releases:
Bloomberg Philanthropies Names 26 Cities as Finalists for the 2025 Local Leaders Awards (October 9, 2025)
Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces Winners of the 2025 Local Leaders Climate Awards (November 4, 2025)
Contact:
Bloomberg Philanthropies at COP30
COP30 Local Leaders Forum
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil