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    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
    Insights
    May 28, 2020

    Insights from Big Data on How COVID-19 Is Changing Society

    • Air Quality
    • Cities
    • transportation
    Bike riders in New York City's Prospect park
    • Air Quality
    • Cities
    • transportation
    News
    May 28, 2020

    STATEMENT: COP26 Delayed Until November 2021

    • United Nations
    • COP26
    • United Nations
    • COP26
    Climate
    News
    April 1, 2020

    STATEMENT: COP26 Postponed Due to Global Pandemic

    • climate policy
    • COP26
    • climate policy
    • COP26
    Climate
    News
    November 15, 2019

    ADVISORY: WRI Press Call: What to Expect at COP25 Climate Negotiations in Madrid

    • COP25
    • climate change
    • United Nations
    • COP25
    • climate change
    • United Nations
    Climate
    Insights
    June 7, 2019

    For a 1.5 C World, Cities Must Go Carbon Neutral. They Can’t Do It Alone.

    • climate science
    • Climate
    Heidelberg, Germany
    • climate science
    • Climate
    Cities
    Insights
    April 12, 2019

    WRI’s Courage to Lead Dinner Envisions Sustainable Cities of the Future

    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Urban Development
    WRI Ross Prize for Cities
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    Insights
    March 26, 2019

    Public Space for Recreation Is Good for Cities. Guadalajara, Mexico Shows Us 3 Reasons Why.

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Sustainable Development Goal 11
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Development
    • world resources report
    Guadalajara, Mexico
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Sustainable Development Goal 11
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Development
    • world resources report
    Cities
    Insights
    January 31, 2019

    Too Many Cities Are Growing Out Rather than Up. 3 Reasons That’s a Problem

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Cities
    • poverty
    • Urban Development
    • world resources report
    Informal settlements at the edge of Mumbai, India. Photo by Johnny Miller/Unequal Scenes
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Cities
    • poverty
    • Urban Development
    • world resources report
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    December 17, 2018

    4 Ways Cities Can Build More Climate-Resilient Neighborhoods

    • Climate Resilience
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    community workshop in India
    • Climate Resilience
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Research
    December 17, 2018

    Prepared Communities

    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    December 4, 2018

    Stronger Than the Storm: 3 Lessons for Building Climate Resilience in Poor Urban Communities

    • Climate
    • Cities
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • climate impacts
    Landslide in Rio de Janeiro
    • Climate
    • Cities
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • climate impacts
    Cities
    Africa Latin America Asia
    News
    July 12, 2017

    RELEASE: 1.2 Billion People Living in Cities Lack Access to Affordable and Secure Housing

    • housing
    • Equity & Governance
    • housing
    • Equity & Governance
    Climate
    News
    October 15, 2016

    STATEMENT: WRI Statement on Montreal Protocol Amendment to Phase Down HFCs

    • GHG emissions
    • Paris Agreement
    • GHG emissions
    • Paris Agreement
    News
    May 3, 2016

    RELEASE: Patricia Espinosa “the Right Person at the Right Time” to Head UNFCCC

    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • UNFCCC
    • United Nations
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • UNFCCC
    • United Nations
    Climate
    Insights
    December 30, 2015

    Climate Milestones of 2015: The Good, the Bad and the Signs to Watch

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • GHG emissions
    • extreme weather
    Satellite image of central U.S. storm, December 28, 2015. Photo credit: NASA/NOAA GOES Project
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • GHG emissions
    • extreme weather
    Cities
    Asia
    Outcomes
    December 8, 2015

    Millions in India Join Movement to Reclaim City Streets

    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Top Outcome: 2015
    Public gathering in India
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Top Outcome: 2015
    Cities
    Latin America
    Outcomes
    December 8, 2015

    WRI Helps Guide $4 Billion in Investment in Sustainable Urban Transport in Brazil

    • transportation
    • Urban Mobility
    • Top Outcome: 2015
    People walking near Brazil public transportation
    • transportation
    • Urban Mobility
    • Top Outcome: 2015
    Finance
    Insights
    October 15, 2015

    Before Paris, Bonn: What Needs to Happen at Prelude to COP21

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • climate policy
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • Paris Agreement
    • UNFCCC
    • COP21
    Photo by Matthias Zepper/Flickr.
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • climate policy
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • Paris Agreement
    • UNFCCC
    • COP21
    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

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