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A new report from the Coalition for Urban Transitions shows that national governments that invest in low-carbon cities can enhance economic prosperity, make cities better places to live and rapidly reduce carbon emissions. The report finds that implementing low-carbon measures in cities would be worth almost US$24 trillion by 2050 and could reduce emissions from cities by 90%.
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by Tatsatom Gonçalves and Debbie Weyl - September 17, 2019China's market for new buildings is booming. Constructing zero carbon buildings would enable China and other countries to keep up with demand without further fueling climate change.
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by Renilde Becqué, Debbie Weyl, Emma Stewart, Eric Mackres, Luting Jin and Xufei Shen - September 2019Buildings that emit no greenhouse gas emissions during their operation are vital to meeting the SDGs and Paris Agreement targets. But in the past, zero carbon buildings have been assumed to be only attainable by technologically advanced or wealthy countries. New WRI research finds there are policy pathways to reach zero carbon buildings regardless of location or development status. The report identifies eight pathways countries can take to reach zero carbon buildings by reducing energy demand and cleaning energy supply.
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by Ana Gabriela Morales, Suzanne Ozment and Erin Gray - August 2019The Natural Infrastructure for Aquifer Recharge Financial Calculator, is an excel based tool with a flexible financial model that estimates the private costs and benefits, including the return on investment (ROI), of natural infrastructure interventions designed to enhance aquifer recharge. The technical note explains the methods, data and assumptions used to produce the tool.
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by Namrata Ginoya, Uttara Narayan and Jesse Worker - July 25, 2019India's 29 states are updating their climate action plans in 2019. From health experts to business owners, and from academics to farming communities, people outside of government can make valuable contributions to these climate plans.
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by Christo Venter, Anjali Mahendra and Dario Hidalgo - May 2019This working paper describes the decline in access to jobs, services and people that many cities are facing due to the confluence of two trends: rapid urbanization and motorization. In analyzing two cities in the global south – Mexico City and Johannesburg – we found that up to half of urbanites experience restricted access, leading to high travel burdens and/or exclusion from opportunities. This paper highlights three key action areas for cities to improve access: rethinking the role of streets and who they serve, shifting to integrated transport systems, and tempering the demand for private vehicle use.
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by Andrés Flores, Juan-Carlos Altamirano, Fernando Olea, Andrea Zafra and Jeffrey Rissman - May 2019The report identifies a mix of 21 policy levers with which it would be possible to achieve Mexico’s conditional nationally determined contribution (NDC) at an average cost of US$12/ton. The report addresses both current targets, included in Mexico’s unconditional and conditional NDC to the Paris Agreement, as well as a more ambitious long-term target defined by Mexico in the General Climate Change Law in line with a 2°C global warming goal.
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by Ian de Cruz - December 03, 2018To tackle climate change and sustainable development, innovation and public-private partnership are key. But what’s the best way to do it? P4G partnerships in Indonesia, Latin America and China are among the first to get down to work.
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by Kathleen Buckingham, Sabin Ray, Ana Gabriela Morales, Ruchika Singh, Ornanong Maneerattana, Satrio Wicaksono, Hanny Chrysolite, Aaron Minnick, Lisa Johnston and Bernadette Arakwiye - August 2018This guidebook provides actionable, user-friendly strategies to improve natural resource governance by showing how to identify the networks, priorities, and values of relevant actors. The methodologies allow environmental practitioners to be more strategic in building resilient communities.
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by Ben Welle, Guillermo Petzhold and Francisco Minella Pasqual - August 08, 2018New 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 Diego Canales, Larissa Da Silva, Srikanth Shastry, Shannon Bouton, Elaine Trimble, Julia Thayne, Stefan Knupfer and Martin Powell - November 2017New mobility services could improve the lives of all urban inhabitants. This first ever global survey finds that applying three types of new mobility services – electric, on-demand minibuses, subsidized shared rides, and trip-planning and ticketing apps – can make public transport more affordable, accessible and sustainable, if integrated properly.
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by Katherine Ross and Taryn Fransen - September 2017This paper sheds light on the initial long-term strategies that have been submitted to the UNFCCC and identifies key considerations for countries that are preparing to develop such strategies.
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by Céline Jacquin, Mark Robinson and Daniely Votto - December 09, 2016The Open Government Partnership's Subnational Government Pilot Program supports 15 pioneer local governments as they implement plans to strengthen transparency, access to open data, public engagement and accountability systems.
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by Taryn Fransen - November 18, 2016The United States and Canada aim to reduce their emissions 80 percent or more below 2005 levels by 2050, while Mexico will reduce its emissions 50 percent from 2000 levels.
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Today three countries, the United States, Canada, and Mexico, announced targets and strategies to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century (2050).
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by Katherine Ross, Juan-Carlos Altamirano, Taryn Fransen and Julia Martínez - November 03, 2016Mexico committed to reduce its emissions 22 percent by 2030. New WRI research outlines how the country can get there--and save billions doing it.
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by Juan-Carlos Altamirano, Katherine Ross, Taryn Fransen, Julia Martínez, Erika Ortiz Sánchez, Jeffrey Rissman and Carlos Brown Solá - November 2016 news item
CIUDAD DE MÉXICO//WASHINGTON (29 de septiembre, 2016)—Debido al impacto que CTS EMBARQ México ha tenido en la promoción de ciudades y transporte sostenibles, la organización evoluciona para convertirse en WRI México. Esto permitirá a la organización aprovechar los recursos globales del World Resources Institute (WRI) y enfrentar los retos críticos de México.
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MEXICO CITY//WASHINGTON, DC (September 29, 2016)—Building on the positive impact that CTS EMBARQ Mexico has had in promoting sustainable cities and transport, the organization is now transitioning to become WRI Mexico. This will enable the organization to draw on global resources of World Resources Institute (WRI) and address critical challenges in Mexico.