A clear message from cities emerges from the IPCC 1.5 report: Cities must live and build differently to mitigate and adapt to climate change. A manifesto from WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities lead Ani Dasgupta.
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by , and - Shorter blocks, narrower lanes, chicanes, roundabouts, speed humps and raised crossings can make roads safer.
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by and - Restoring forests in 4,000 targeted hectares would over time reduce sediment pollution by a third and turbidity by half in São Paulo's stressesd water system.
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by , , and - Most people don’t associate cities with trees, but urban areas are actually dependent on healthy forests. A new initiative helps cities protect trees—both those within city boundaries and others hundreds or even thousands of miles away.
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by , and - A new report from America's Pledge shows that states, cities and businesses are on track to reduce U.S. emissions 17 percent below 2005 levels by 2025, approximately two-thirds of the way to the national pledge of cutting emissions 26-28 percent by 2025. And they could easily get even further.
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by and - Ahmedabad uses a unique process to make sure that new developments receive city services.
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by and - Civil society organizations in Pune pushed for reforms to waste management and transport. Government worked with them—to a point.
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by and - Quito, Semarang City, Vienna and São Paulo are just a few of the cities that have used data to reshape transportation policy to reduce sexual violence, improve road safety and increase access for the disabled.
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by , and - New taxes and fees shouldn't just raise revenue. They can do more than that: they can make cities more livable and transport more sustainable.
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by - WRI Board Member and Zipcar co-founder Robin Chase argues that we should make sure that taxes encourage all forms of sustainable mobility, including walking and biking.
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