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    Buildings WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    Cities
    Initiatives
    June 14, 2021

    Zero Carbon Building Accelerator

    The Solar Settlement with the Sun Ship in the background: Freiburg, Germany
    Cities
    Initiatives
    April 30, 2019

    Building Efficiency Accelerator

    Cities
    News
    June 26, 2023

    RELEASE: WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities Calls for Project Submissions that are “Accelerating Momentum for Climate-Ready Communities”

    • Cities
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    Cities
    Latin America
    News
    February 1, 2023

    RELEASE: WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities Awarded to ‘Todos al Parque,’ by the Mayor’s Office of the City of Barranquilla, Colombia

    • Cities
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    December 7, 2022

    In Barranquilla, Colombia, Urban Parks Revitalize a Declining City

    • Cities
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Urban Transformations
    Parque Sagrado Corazon in Barranquilla, Colombia
    • Cities
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Urban Transformations
    Cities
    Latin America
    Update
    October 18, 2022

    Bogotá and Cali Connect Local Action to National Ambition to Transform the Buildings Sector

    • Buildings
    • net-zero emissions
    • development
    • Cities
    Aerial view of Bogota, Colombia
    • Buildings
    • net-zero emissions
    • development
    • Cities
    Cities
    Initiatives
    March 1, 2021

    WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities

    Ariel shot of a city with lots of trees.
    Cities
    News
    December 16, 2020

    RELEASE: 5 Finalists for 2020-21 Prize for Cities Show How to Tackle Climate Change and Inequality Together

    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    Cities
    Latin America
    Update
    February 19, 2020

    Mexico City Launches Challenge to Reduce Energy Consumption in Buildings

    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Buildings
    • energy efficiency
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Buildings
    • energy efficiency
    Cities
    News
    February 10, 2020

    RELEASE: WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities 2020-2021 Opens; Now Accepting Applications for Transformative Urban Climate Projects

    • Climate Resilience
    • Unlocking Climate Action
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • Climate Resilience
    • Unlocking Climate Action
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Research
    December 17, 2018

    Prepared Communities

    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    January 2, 2024

    India’s Shift to Low-carbon Construction Must Not Leave Workers Behind

    • Buildings
    • low carbon development
    • GHG emissions
    • Climate
    • National Climate Action
    Construction workers in colorful clothes stand near a cement mixer.
    • Buildings
    • low carbon development
    • GHG emissions
    • Climate
    • National Climate Action
    Climate
    Research
    November 14, 2023

    State of Climate Action 2023

    Wind turbines on grassy field at golden hour.
    Forests
    Insights
    July 20, 2023

    Wood Is Not the Climate-friendly Building Material Some Claim it to Be

    • Food
    • land use
    • Climate
    • commodities
    • Buildings
    unloading log truck at lumber processing mill
    • Food
    • land use
    • Climate
    • commodities
    • Buildings
    Cities
    Insights
    June 26, 2023

    Cities Need a Systems-change Approach to Build Climate-resilient Communities

    • Urban Transformations
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Mobility
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Climate Resilience
    Looking down at city buildings, some with green roofs and the street below.
    • Urban Transformations
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Mobility
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Climate Resilience
    Cities
    Europe
    Insights
    January 25, 2023

    Paris’ Vision for a ‘15-Minute City’ Sparks a Global Movement

    • Cities
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • transportation
    A street closed off for pedestrians to explore a market in Paris
    • Cities
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • transportation
    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

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