1. 1 - Enhance vertical integration – Effective multilevel governance We urge national governments to mandate their agencies responsible for climate policies to; Engage local and regional governments in the preparation and implementation of Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs), Low Emission Development Strategies (LEDS) and National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), amongst others.INDCsNAMAsLEDSNAPs Upon submission of INDCs, continue to explore innovative formulations to raise and complement pre-2020 ambitions at the national and global level, through ambitious voluntary commitments of local and regional governments, taking into account the progress achieved by the Compact of Mayors and the Compact of States and Regions, as well as the information contained at the carbonn Climate Registry.Compact of MayorsCompact of States and Regionscarbonn Climate Registry

2. 2 - Advance global negotiations – An ambitious and inclusive Paris2015 Outcome We urge national governments to mandate their UNFCCC Negotiators to; Include of the below specific paragraph in the negotiation text :negotiation text “Enhance action through the cooperative implementation of the policy options and further incentivize climate actions by subnational authorities, including local governments, such as establishing effective regulatory and institutional frameworks and financing mechanisms needed to address barriers and leverage investment, in accordance with their national circumstances.” Adopt a 10-Year Work Programme for local and subnational governments, as an outcome of Technical Examination Process and Meetings (TEP/TEM) on Urban Environment, that will set a framework for the UNFCCC community to enhance local and subnational climate action.Technical Examination Process and Meetings (TEP/TEM) on Urban Environment Strengthen dialogue and collaboration with national governments that involve in the Friends of Cities dialogues.Friends of Cities Ensure synergies with other Post2015 development agenda negotiations, in particular on the Sustainable Development Goals, Financing for Development, Disaster Risk Reduction and HABITATIII Conference.Post2015 development agenda negotiationsSustainable Development GoalsFinancing for DevelopmentDisaster Risk ReductionHABITATIII Conference A version of this text was contained in para 37a and 37b of a draft negotiation text of ADP Co-Chairs ahead of COP20/CMP10. Similar text was adopted by national governments in para19(f) of the Sendai Framework on Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 as a result of the 3 rd World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) held in March 2015: “While the enabling, guiding and coordinating role of national and federal State Governments remain essential, it is necessary to empower local authorities and local communities to reduce disaster risk, including through resources, incentives and decision, making responsibilities, as appropriate; “para 37a and 37b of a draft negotiation text of ADP Co-Chairs ahead of COP20/CMP10para19(f) of the Sendai Framework on Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 This Action Plan will primarily aim to implement policy options presented at the ADP 2014 Technical Paper para.156-164, by strengthening the good practices and removing the barriers as summarized in the Technical Paper Addendum. A 10-Year “Plan of Action on Subnational Governments, Cities and Local Authorities for Biodiversity “ was already adopted by the national governments at the 10 th Conference of Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity as Dec.X/22 in Nagoya in 2010 and contained in para. 10 of the 2013 Nantes Declaration of Mayors and Subnational Leaders on Climate Change, adopted in September 2013.ADP 2014 Technical Paper para.156-164Technical Paper Addendum“Plan of Action on Subnational Governments, Cities and Local Authorities for Biodiversity “2013 Nantes Declaration of Mayors and Subnational Leaders on Climate Change

3. 3 - Accelerate local and subnational climate action – Strengthened partnerships We invite local and regional governments, together with their networks and their partners; Increase the number of cities expressing their intent and ensuring their compliance with the Compact of Mayors; and similarly in the Compact of States and Regions. Actively engage in the consultations on Lima-Paris-Action-Agenda (LPAA).LPAA Increase the number of entries and diversify the information visible at the Non-State Actors Zone for Climate Action Platform (NAZCA), through the carbonn Climate Registry, and others as appropriate.NAZCA Actively contribute in the Transformative Actions Program (TAP) and Transformative Actions Pavilion at COP21/CMP11.TAP

4. Local Government Pavilion 2015 @ COP21 30 November - 11 December 2015 I Le Bourget (Paris), France Hosted by the Local Governments and Municipal Authorities (LGMA) Constituency to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Facilitated by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, Focal Point of the LGMA, in collaboration with supporting partners Located at Le Bourget, both at the Climate Village and within the exclusive UNFCCC Delegation Area Space for dialogue between local and subnational governments and national delegations on enhanced climate action throughout the UN Paris Climate Conference Venue for programming, debates, and exhibitions We invite all cities and subnational authorities, their networks, their private sector partners and all other institutional organizations working with cities and subnational authorities, to support the Local Government Pavilion

5. The Venue external exhibition wall Entrance and glass front external exhibition wall Podium flexible seating area (120 seats capacity) staff room 20m² meeting Room/small sessions room 70m² Bristol 2015/ EGC GDF Suez Flexibe stand (by day) Internal exhibition wall TAP exhibition area Green Capital exhibition wall Flexibl e Stand (by day) AFD stand TAP and venue stand 140m²