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    November 25, 2025

    Why COP30 Was a Breakthrough for Cities

    • Cities
    • COP30
    • NDC
    • extreme heat
    • housing
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Aerial view of a city boulevard lined by skyscrapers.
    • Cities
    • COP30
    • NDC
    • extreme heat
    • housing
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    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Cities
    Asia Africa Latin America Europe
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    November 12, 2025

    STATEMENT: COP30 Elevates Major Efforts to Unite Local, Regional and National Governments on Climate Action

    • COP30
    • NDC
    • National Climate Action
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • extreme heat
    • Urban Development
    • Cities
    • COP30
    • NDC
    • National Climate Action
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • extreme heat
    • Urban Development
    • Cities
    Cities
    Update
    November 7, 2025

    Advancing Local Climate Action for Ambitious NDCs 3.0

    • NDC
    • Cities
    • National Climate Action
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Aerial view of high-rise buildings on a sunny day in Nairobi.
    • NDC
    • Cities
    • National Climate Action
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Cities
    Asia Africa Latin America
    Insights
    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
    Cities
    Latin America
    Update
    October 21, 2025

    Improving Air Quality in Bogotá, Colombia, from the Ground Up

    • Urban Development
    • pollution
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Cities
    An aerial view of a street in Bogata, Colombia
    • Urban Development
    • pollution
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Cities
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    October 20, 2025

    Bogotá, Colombia, Uses Data and Smart Urban Design to Cut Air Pollution

    • Air Quality
    • Urban Mobility
    • pollution
    • public transit
    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Development
    Bikes parked up in a bike lane with people walking on pedestrianized streets in the background in San Felipe, Bogotá.
    • Air Quality
    • Urban Mobility
    • pollution
    • public transit
    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Development
    Climate
    Latin America
    News
    September 26, 2025

    STATEMENT: Colombia Updates its Climate Commitments to 2035

    • NDC
    • COP30
    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • NDC
    • COP30
    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Cities
    Asia Latin America
    Technical Perspectives
    September 24, 2025

    4 Levers to Help Scale Net-Zero Carbon and Resilient Housing

    • Cities
    • Buildings
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • energy efficiency
    Modern apartment buildings in Kolkata, India.
    • Cities
    • Buildings
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • energy efficiency
    Cities
    Update
    September 24, 2025

    Local Action Helps Mainstream Net-Zero, Climate-Resilient Buildings in Mexico and India

    • Cities
    • Buildings
    • net-zero emissions
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Monterrey, Mexico.
    • Cities
    • Buildings
    • net-zero emissions
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Cities
    Latin America
    Update
    January 29, 2025

    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
    Cities
    Insights
    December 16, 2024

    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
    Cities
    Latin America
    Update
    December 10, 2024

    The Urban20 Summit in Rio and the Importance of Subnational-National Collaboration

    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • transportation
    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Mobility
    Aerial view of a cable car in Rio
    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • transportation
    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Mobility
    Cities
    Europe
    Insights
    November 27, 2024

    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
    Energy
    Update
    November 20, 2024

    WRI and Partners Launch Zero Emissions and Resilient Buildings (ZERB) Accelerator at COP29

    • Buildings
    • Climate Resilience
    • GHG emissions
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Cities
    • COP29
    View of skyscrapers and trees in a downtown area.
    • Buildings
    • Climate Resilience
    • GHG emissions
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Cities
    • COP29
    Cities
    News
    November 19, 2024

    RELEASE: WRI Launches New Guidance for National Governments to Enhance Climate Ambition Through Partnerships with Cities, States, Regions

    • Climate
    • NDC
    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Climate
    • NDC
    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Cities
    Insights
    November 13, 2024

    Countries Have Been Overlooking Their Biggest Climate Allies: Local and Regional Governments

    • Cities
    • National Climate Action
    • NDC
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • COP30
    Families sit and play on a grassy hill at a park overlooking a city.
    • Cities
    • National Climate Action
    • NDC
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • COP30