Climate governance
Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action
The UNFCCC framework launched at COP22 in 2016 to mobilise businesses, cities, regions and investors behind the Paris Agreement, steered by the High-Level Champions.
Definition
The Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action is the UNFCCC's framework for enhancing pre-2020 and ongoing ambition through action by non-Party stakeholders — companies, cities, regions, investors and civil society — launched at COP22 in Marrakech in 2016. It is guided by the High-Level Climate Champions and underpins campaigns such as Race to Zero and Race to Resilience, with its mandate renewed for 2026–2030.
References
COP22 launch, High-Level Champions, campaigns, 2026–2030 renewal
Race to Zero/Resilience linkage
Overview
What it means
The Partnership institutionalised the role of "non-state actors" in the climate regime: their commitments are tracked (e. g. , via the Global Climate Action Portal) and organised around sectoral pathways aligned with halving emissions by 2030.
How it is used
Companies and cities join Race to Zero through partner initiatives; COP action agendas, thematic days and yearbooks of climate action are delivered under the Partnership umbrella.
Why it matters
It is the main bridge between national climate targets and the real-economy actors who must deliver them — and the accountability structure keeping voluntary net-zero pledges visible. **Note:** Workbook suggested Reject; drafted as a new entry because it is a named UNFCCC framework (consistent with treatment of the Katowice and Koronivia processes).
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