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    Insights
    June 11, 2021

    How London Uses Road Fees to Tackle Air Pollution and Inequality

    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • Urban Transformations
    • transportation
    • Equity & Governance
    A woman bikes on a London cycle lane. Red public buses are seen in the background.
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • Urban Transformations
    • transportation
    • Equity & Governance
    Cities
    Africa
    Insights
    May 27, 2021

    In Nairobi, Residents Redesign Public Spaces to Build Flood Resilience

    • Cities
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Urban Transformations
    • Equity & Governance
    Nairobi residents redesign public spaces to build flood resilience
    • Cities
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Urban Transformations
    • Equity & Governance
    Cities
    Asia
    News
    March 17, 2021

    RELEASE: National governments can reap $12 trillion in returns, create millions of new jobs, reduce emissions through low-carbon investments in cities

    • Urban Transformations
    • Urban Development
    • Equity & Governance
    • Urban Transformations
    • Urban Development
    • Equity & Governance
    Cities
    Initiatives
    March 1, 2021

    WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities

    Ariel shot of a city with lots of trees.
    Cities
    Asia Africa Latin America North America Europe
    Insights
    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
    Cities
    Asia Africa Latin America Europe
    Insights
    May 15, 2019

    5 Things We Learned About Urban Transformation

    • Urban Transformations
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Metrocable cars
    • Urban Transformations
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Cities
    Africa
    Insights
    April 17, 2019

    Q&A: One Woman Aims to Save Kids’ Lives by Redesigning the Roads They Walk

    • Urban Transformations
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • road safety
    • poverty
    • health
    • Health & Road Safety
    Ayikai Charlotte Poswayo
    • Urban Transformations
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • road safety
    • poverty
    • health
    • Health & Road Safety
    Cities
    Africa
    Insights
    April 5, 2019

    Urban Transformations: In Durban, Informal Workers Design Marketplaces Instead of Getting Displaced by Them

    • Urban Transformations
    • Cities
    • human rights
    • Urban Development
    Warwick Junction
    • Urban Transformations
    • Cities
    • human rights
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    Africa
    Insights
    April 3, 2019

    Urban Transformations: In Tanzania’s Capital, Safer Children Mean Better Neighborhoods

    • Urban Transformations
    • road safety
    • human rights
    • poverty
    • health
    • Urban Development
    • Health & Road Safety
    Children in Dar es Salaam
    • Urban Transformations
    • road safety
    • human rights
    • poverty
    • health
    • Urban Development
    • Health & Road Safety
    Cities
    Europe
    Insights
    March 28, 2019

    Urban Transformations: The Reinvention of Eskisehir, Turkey from Dump to Destination

    • Urban Transformations
    • pollution
    • transportation
    Electric tram and pedestrians on a street in Eskişehir, Turkey
    • Urban Transformations
    • pollution
    • transportation
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    October 1, 2015

    South Africa Pledges to Peak Its Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2025

    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • Climate
    • greenhouse gases
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    South Africa is the first country to apply a carbon budget approach to determine whether its INDC represents a fair share of global emission reductions. Photo by Lollie-Pop/Flickr.
    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • Climate
    • greenhouse gases
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Europe
    Insights
    September 10, 2015

    Greater Efficiency in Aviation and Maritime: The Double Win Trajectory

    • Economics
    • GHG emissions
    • energy efficiency
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    The aviation and maritime sectors are an increasingly significant source of greenhouse gas emissions. Photo by Bridget Coila/Flickr.
    • Economics
    • GHG emissions
    • energy efficiency
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    Equity & Governance
    Africa
    Insights
    July 24, 2015

    Addis Ababa Agenda: Bold Sustainable Development Vision to Be Backed Up by Action

    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • United Nations
    Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Photo by Henrik Berger Jørgensen/Flickr.
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • United Nations
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    January 9, 2015

    6 Stories to Watch in 2015: Global Climate Deal, Sustainable Development Goals, Rising Water Risks and More

    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • UNFCCC
    • United Nations
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    • stories to watch
    Andrew Steer presented 2015's Stories to Watch before a packed house at the Press Club in Washington, D.C. Photo by Bill Dugan/WRI
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • UNFCCC
    • United Nations
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    • stories to watch
    Climate
    Europe
    Insights
    October 20, 2014

    Tougher Greenhouse Goals Could Cut EU’s Gas Imports in Half

    • Energy
    • Climate
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • fossil fuels
    A new study by Ecofys under the Open Climate Network finds that by 2030, the EU can cut its natural gas consumption by almost half by cost-effectively improving energy efficiency and ramping up its use of renewable energy. Photo Credit: Justin Swan/Flickr
    • Energy
    • Climate
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • fossil fuels
    Equity & Governance
    Asia Africa Latin America
    Insights
    August 1, 2014

    Why Community Land Rights Belong in the Sustainable Development Goals

    • Equity & Governance
    • International Climate Action
    • land rights
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • United Nations
    The proposed Sustainable Development Goals leave out a critical component of improving rural livelihoods—securing community land rights. Photo credit: Jane Boles, Flickr
    • Equity & Governance
    • International Climate Action
    • land rights
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • United Nations
    Equity & Governance
    Asia Africa Latin America North America Europe
    Insights
    September 23, 2013

    Global Efforts to Tackle Poverty and Climate Change Must Come Together

    • Climate
    • Food
    • climate change
    • Equity & Governance
    • poverty
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • United Nations
    This week, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon will address two of the most pressing challenges of our time: poverty and climate change. Photo credit: M. DeFreese/CIMMYT
    • Climate
    • Food
    • climate change
    • Equity & Governance
    • poverty
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • United Nations
    Climate
    North America Europe
    Insights
    September 6, 2013

    New Report Connects 2012 Extreme Weather Events to Human-Caused Climate Change

    • climate science
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • extreme weather
    • greenhouse gases
    • pollution
    Flooding from Hurricane Sandy in 2012. Photo credit: Pamela Andrade
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • extreme weather
    • greenhouse gases
    • pollution

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