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23 Chinese Cities Commit to Peak Carbon Emissions by 2030

  • Climate
  • low carbon development
U.S.-China Climate Leaders Summit in Beijing. Photo credit: Wee Kean Fong
  • Climate
  • low carbon development
News
  • Buildings
  • energy efficiency
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The Rise of the Urban Energy “Prosumer”

  • Equity & Governance
  • Energy
  • Cities
  • renewable energy
Solar panel on roof
  • Equity & Governance
  • Energy
  • Cities
  • renewable energy

Examples of How BESCOM’s Net-Metering Program Works

  • Energy
  • Cities
  • renewable energy
  • Energy
  • Cities
  • renewable energy
Insights
Housing along the canals in Bangkok.
  • human rights
  • poverty
  • Urban Development

RELEASE: Policy Blueprint for Building Efficiency Shows Urban Leaders How to Boost Economy and Cut Emissions

  • Cities
  • GHG emissions
  • energy efficiency
  • low carbon development
  • Cities
  • GHG emissions
  • energy efficiency
  • low carbon development
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Climate Adaptation Gains Momentum, Both Politically and Practically

  • Climate
  • International Climate Action
  • Cities
  • COP21
  • Paris Agreement
  • Climate Resilience
  • Finance
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
Morro do Cantagalo
  • Climate
  • International Climate Action
  • Cities
  • COP21
  • Paris Agreement
  • Climate Resilience
  • Finance
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
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A New Coalition Will Prove Sustainable Cities Are Better for Growth, Better for Climate

  • Economics
  • climate change
  • transportation
  • Urban Development
Bus Rapid Transit system in Bogota, Colombia.
  • Economics
  • climate change
  • transportation
  • Urban Development
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World Water Day: How “Sludge” Can Power China’s Cities While Cutting Emissions

  • Freshwater
  • Cities
  • Air Quality
  • pollution
  • renewable energy
  • wastewater
  • Freshwater
  • Cities
  • Air Quality
  • pollution
  • renewable energy
  • wastewater

3 Cities Taking Urban Forestry to the Next Level

  • Cities
  • Air Quality
  • Forests
  • Urban Development
Cherry blossoms in Washington, DC park
  • Cities
  • Air Quality
  • Forests
  • Urban Development
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Signs of Worry, Signs of Hope on World Water Day

  • Aqueduct
  • drought
  • agriculture
  • Cities
  • wastewater
  • Freshwater
  • water risk
Children in India carry water.
  • Aqueduct
  • drought
  • agriculture
  • Cities
  • wastewater
  • Freshwater
  • water risk

DC’s Metro Closure Shows Why Creating Trust in Public Transit Matters

  • public transit
  • health
  • transportation
  • public transit
  • health
  • transportation
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4 Keys to Unlock Innovative Urban Services for All

  • Urban Mobility
  • public transit
  • road safety
  • transportation
Two people crossing with luggage in front of tramway, Historic Peninsula, Istanbul, Turkey
  • Urban Mobility
  • public transit
  • road safety
  • transportation
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Real-Time Transit Data Is Good for People and Cities. What’s Holding This Technology Back?

  • Urban Mobility
  • public transit
  • transportation
Residents away a bus in the port city of Saint Denis
  • Urban Mobility
  • public transit
  • transportation

6 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2016

  • Finance
  • Climate
  • International Climate Action
  • Energy
  • Food
  • Cities
  • Business
  • Paris Agreement
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • agriculture
  • climate change
  • Food Loss and Waste
  • food security
  • Green Climate Fund
  • renewable energy
  • U.S. policy
  • stories to watch
Andrew Steer
  • Finance
  • Climate
  • International Climate Action
  • Energy
  • Food
  • Cities
  • Business
  • Paris Agreement
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • agriculture
  • climate change
  • Food Loss and Waste
  • food security
  • Green Climate Fund
  • renewable energy
  • U.S. policy
  • stories to watch
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How Mobile Apps Are Improving India’s Rickshaws

  • Cities
  • Air Quality
  • road safety
  • transportation
  • Urban Development
  • Health & Road Safety
Auto ricks outside office
  • Cities
  • Air Quality
  • road safety
  • transportation
  • Urban Development
  • Health & Road Safety
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Transforming Transportation: From Global Targets to Local Action

  • Cities
  • climate change
  • road safety
  • low carbon development
  • sustainable development goals
  • transportation
  • Health & Road Safety
Bus rapid transit (BRT) in Curitiba, Brazil
  • Cities
  • climate change
  • road safety
  • low carbon development
  • sustainable development goals
  • transportation
  • Health & Road Safety
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Transforming Our Cities into the Cities We Need

  • International Climate Action
  • Cities
  • Urban Mobility
  • public transit
  • International Climate Action
  • Cities
  • Urban Mobility
  • public transit
News

ADVISORY: WRI Presents Stories to Watch 2016

  • COP21
  • Paris Agreement
  • Business
  • Cities
  • Climate
  • stories to watch
  • COP21
  • Paris Agreement
  • Business
  • Cities
  • Climate
  • stories to watch