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    May 27, 2026

    Public Transit Is Struggling to Keep Pace with Aging Populations

    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    • electric mobility
    People walk along a subway platform next to an arriving train.
    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    • electric mobility
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    April 20, 2026

    Shenzhen, China, Pioneers ‘Near-Zero Carbon Communities’

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • nature-based solutions
    • Solutions in Focus
    Shenzhen Talent Park in Houhai Central District
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • nature-based solutions
    • Solutions in Focus
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    March 5, 2026

    Manila’s Commuters Pushed for Safer Streets — and Won

    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Transformations
    • Urban Mobility
    • Cities
    A group of cyclists celebrate people-centered streets in Manila
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Transformations
    • Urban Mobility
    • Cities
    Cities
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    November 6, 2025

    World’s Informal Housing Crisis Demands a Climate Response

    • COP30
    • NDC
    • climate impacts
    • human rights
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya
    • COP30
    • NDC
    • climate impacts
    • human rights
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Energy
    Asia
    Insights
    October 13, 2025

    Clean Energy Can Supercharge Indonesia's Economy

    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • climate policy
    • Air Quality
    Two technicians working on top of a large wind turbine.
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • climate policy
    • Air Quality
    Cities
    Asia
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    May 28, 2025

    India’s Electric Bus Revolution Isn’t Just for Megacities

    • electric mobility
    • Urban Mobility
    • public transit
    • transportation
    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Two people on a bicycle ride past a large blue electric bus in Kolkata, India.
    • electric mobility
    • Urban Mobility
    • public transit
    • transportation
    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Cities
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    September 17, 2024

    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
    Cities
    Asia
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    September 4, 2024

    Lessons from China’s Growing Adoption of Zero-Emission Trucks

    • Cities
    • electric mobility
    • net-zero emissions
    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    Three zero-emission trucks parked on the street with powerlines and trees.
    • Cities
    • electric mobility
    • net-zero emissions
    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    July 31, 2024

    By Restoring India’s Kham River, a City Revives Its Cultural Legacy

    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • restoration
    • rivers
    • Cities
    • urban water resilience
    • Urban Transformations
    • water pollution
    • Urban Development
    • Solutions in Focus
    Two people in a kayak paddle down the Kham River in India.
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • restoration
    • rivers
    • Cities
    • urban water resilience
    • Urban Transformations
    • water pollution
    • Urban Development
    • Solutions in Focus
    Cities
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    November 29, 2023

    The Future of Extreme Heat in Cities: What We Know — and What We Don’t

    • extreme heat
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Development
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate impacts
    • climate science
    • data visualization
    Brick layers during in a heatwave in New Delhi, India
    • extreme heat
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Development
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate impacts
    • climate science
    • data visualization
    Cities
    Asia Africa Latin America
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    November 7, 2023

    From Minibuses to 'Boda Bodas,' Informal Transport Could Be an Untapped Climate Change Solution

    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • Cities
    • Integrated Transport
    Passengers on a busy Bangkok street ride on colorful three-wheeled tuk-tuks.
    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • Cities
    • Integrated Transport
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    January 19, 2023

    Inclusive Design Creates a Safer Transportation System for All Residents of Peshawar, Pakistan

    • Cities
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • transportation
    • Urban Mobility
    Inside a Zu Peshawar bus with women seated.
    • Cities
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • transportation
    • Urban Mobility
    Cities
    Asia
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    January 11, 2023

    In Iloilo City, Philippines, an Inclusive Housing Program Protects Vulnerable Communities from Flood Risks

    • Climate Resilience
    • sea level rise
    • Urban Development
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    This housing in Iloilo City, Philippines was built to provide safe shelter to people previously living in flood zones.
    • Climate Resilience
    • sea level rise
    • Urban Development
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    Cities
    Asia
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    January 3, 2023

    An Innovative Jobs Program in Odisha, India Helped Informal Workers Through COVID-19 and Beyond

    • poverty
    • coronavirus
    • Climate Resilience
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    Workers build steps in Odisha, India
    • poverty
    • coronavirus
    • Climate Resilience
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    Cities
    Asia
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    July 12, 2022

    How China Can Cut its Road Transportation Emissions by 95%

    • transportation
    • GHG emissions
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Electric Mobility
    • public transit
    • Air Quality
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Beijing highway
    • transportation
    • GHG emissions
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Electric Mobility
    • public transit
    • Air Quality
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Cities
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    December 17, 2021

    5 Ways China’s Cities Can Drive Equitable and Sustainable Urbanization

    • Urban Development
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • nature-based solutions
    • development
    • low carbon development
    A close-up of shrubbery with skyscrapers in the distant background.
    • Urban Development
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • nature-based solutions
    • development
    • low carbon development
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    April 29, 2021

    In Ahmedabad, India, Women Are Climate Leaders, Not Victims

    • Cities
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Urban Transformations
    • Equity & Governance
    Woman works in her home in Ahmedabad, India.
    • Cities
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Urban Transformations
    • Equity & Governance
    Cities
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    December 16, 2020

    5 Big Ideas to Address the Climate Crisis and Inequality in Cities

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Climate Resilience
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Transformations
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Urban Development
    • COP26
    People gather in the middle of a Monterrey street during sunset
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Climate Resilience
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Transformations
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Urban Development
    • COP26
    Climate
    Asia
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    November 17, 2020

    Dockless Bike Sharing Can Create Healthy, Resilient Urban Mobility

    • biking
    • coronavirus
    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    People riding bikes on a sidewalk in Beijing.
    • biking
    • coronavirus
    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    April 30, 2020

    How Korea is Winning the Fight Against COVID-19 While Ramping Up Climate Ambition

    • Economics
    • Air Quality
    • coronavirus
    • National Climate Action
    • fossil fuels
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    Korean city at night
    • Economics
    • Air Quality
    • coronavirus
    • National Climate Action
    • fossil fuels
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions