Paris climate agreement: 54 cities on track to meet targets

Mayor of Paris praises important milestone' on fifth anniversary of the landmark agreement

More than 50 of the world's leading cities are on track to help keep global heating below 1.5C and tackle the worst impacts of the climate crisis, according to a new report.

From mass tree-planting in Buenos Aires to new public transport networks in Mexico City, 54 of the world's leading cities are now rolling out plans that will cut their greenhouse gas emissions in line with the Paris agreement, according to a new study by the C40 cities network.