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Europe’s Soaring Heat and the Great Air Conditioning Dilemma

  • extreme heat
  • climate change
  • renewable energy
  • climate policy
  • Urban Development
Visitors stroll between spires on the rooftop of Milan Cathedral, some seeking shade under hats or umbrellas during a hot summer day
  • extreme heat
  • climate change
  • renewable energy
  • climate policy
  • Urban Development
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Charted: How Could Rising Temperatures Affect Your City?

  • Cities
  • climate change
  • extreme heat
  • health
  • Energy
  • Urban Development
Group of people walking on road during heat wave in New Delhi
  • Cities
  • climate change
  • extreme heat
  • health
  • Energy
  • Urban Development
Data

Cool Cities Lab

  • Cities
  • Urban Development
  • nature-based solutions
  • adaptation
  • infrastructure
  • climate change
  • extreme weather
  • extreme heat
  • Cities
  • Urban Development
  • nature-based solutions
  • adaptation
  • infrastructure
  • climate change
  • extreme weather
  • extreme heat
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Most Cities Are Getting Hotter. Not All Residents Feel It Equally

  • extreme heat
  • climate change
  • Urban Development
  • nature-based solutions
Khayelitsha, an informal settlement in Cape Town, with Table Mountain in the background
  • extreme heat
  • climate change
  • Urban Development
  • nature-based solutions
Technical Perspectives

Inside Colombia’s New 2035 Climate Plan: What You Need to Know

  • National Climate Action
  • climate change
  • Clean Energy
  • Forests
  • land use
  • Cities
Two workers work to lift a clear box from grasses as part of a climate project.
  • National Climate Action
  • climate change
  • Clean Energy
  • Forests
  • land use
  • Cities
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South Africa Is Fighting Back Against Invasive Plants

  • Water Security
  • urban water resilience
  • nature-based solutions
  • biodiversity
  • climate change
  • restoration
  • floods
  • Solutions in Focus
A street in Johannesburg, South Africa, lined with jacarandas in bloom with their purple flowers and petals sprinkled on the road.
  • Water Security
  • urban water resilience
  • nature-based solutions
  • biodiversity
  • climate change
  • restoration
  • floods
  • Solutions in Focus
Insights

Despite Some Progress, Countries’ New Climate Plans Largely Fall Short

  • NDC
  • climate change
  • climate policy
  • National Climate Action
  • COP30
  • Cities
  • Urban Efficiency & Climate
  • climatewatch-pinned
Two workers install solar panels on the corrugated metal roof of a shop.
  • NDC
  • climate change
  • climate policy
  • National Climate Action
  • COP30
  • Cities
  • Urban Efficiency & Climate
  • climatewatch-pinned
Update

CityMetrics Dashboard Helps Cities Understand and Reduce Climate Risks

  • climate change
  • climate impacts
  • data
  • data visualization
  • Climate Resilience
  • Cities
  • Urban Development
Pedestrians sitting on benches and walking near Zocalo square in Mexico City
  • climate change
  • climate impacts
  • data
  • data visualization
  • Climate Resilience
  • Cities
  • Urban Development
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Modernizing Ports Is a Major Untapped Opportunity for a Healthier Planet

  • Cities
  • climate change
  • Air Quality
  • Electric Mobility
  • health
  • GHG emissions
The Port of Valparaíso in Chile.
  • Cities
  • climate change
  • Air Quality
  • Electric Mobility
  • health
  • GHG emissions
Research

State of Climate Action 2025

An employee runs diagnoses on heliostats at the Crescent Dunes Solar Thermal Facility.
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From Work to Transportation, Extreme Heat Is Reshaping Urban Life

  • extreme heat
  • climate change
  • Urban Development
  • health
  • transportation
  • Economics
Vendors on street in New Delhi.
  • extreme heat
  • climate change
  • Urban Development
  • health
  • transportation
  • Economics

Turning Promises into Progress: Lessons from Campinas’s Climate Action Plan

  • Climate
  • Cities
  • National Climate Action
  • climate change
City of Campinas.
  • Climate
  • Cities
  • National Climate Action
  • climate change
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After a Tumultuous 2024, What’s Next for Cities?

  • Climate
  • climate change
  • extreme weather
  • nature-based solutions
  • adaptation
  • health
  • COP16
  • COP29
  • housing
  • Urban Development
  • Urban Efficiency & Climate
  • Urban Mobility
People walk through a debris-filled street after severe flooding in Valencia, Spain.
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • extreme weather
  • nature-based solutions
  • adaptation
  • health
  • COP16
  • COP29
  • housing
  • Urban Development
  • Urban Efficiency & Climate
  • Urban Mobility
Insights

Europe’s Cities Should Prepare for Hotter, More Hazardous Days Ahead

  • Climate
  • extreme heat
  • Energy
  • climate change
  • health
  • Cities
  • Urban Development
  • Urban Efficiency & Climate
People stand near a fountain during a London heat wave.
  • Climate
  • extreme heat
  • Energy
  • climate change
  • health
  • Cities
  • Urban Development
  • Urban Efficiency & Climate

What Would Cities Look Like With 3 Degrees C of Warming vs. 1.5? Far More Hazardous and Vastly Unequal

  • Cities
  • extreme heat
  • Climate
  • Equity & Governance
  • climate change
  • health
  • data visualization
  • Urban Efficiency & Climate
A woman carries water during a blistering hot day in New Delhi, India.
  • Cities
  • extreme heat
  • Climate
  • Equity & Governance
  • climate change
  • health
  • data visualization
  • Urban Efficiency & Climate