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    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    November 6, 2019

    How California Can Use Electric Vehicles to Keep the Lights On

    • Energy
    • electric mobility
    • Urban Mobility
    • Cities
    Electric vehicle fleet at Los Angeles Air Force Base
    • Energy
    • electric mobility
    • Urban Mobility
    • Cities
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    November 1, 2019

    What Chile’s Protests Reveal About the Country’s Transport Inequalities

    • Urban Mobility
    • human rights
    • transportation
    Chile protests
    • Urban Mobility
    • human rights
    • transportation
    Cities
    Update
    October 30, 2019

    How to Tackle Climate Change and Inequality Jointly in Cities: Practical Resources and Guidance for Policy and Planning

    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Mobility
    Roadmap for Inclusive Planning cover
    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Mobility
    Climate
    Insights
    October 16, 2019

    Everything You Need to Know About the Fastest-Growing Source of Global Emissions: Transport

    • Energy
    • Cities
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • Urban Mobility
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • transportation
    Road emissions are the biggest subset of transport emissions.
    • Energy
    • Cities
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • Urban Mobility
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • transportation
    Finance
    Asia
    Insights
    October 10, 2019

    More Water Shortages Mean Energy Investors Need New Ways to Manage Drought Risk

    • Water Security
    • fossil fuels
    • drought
    • Energy
    • Finance
    A thermal power plant in Rajasthan. Flickr/vedantlath
    • Water Security
    • fossil fuels
    • drought
    • Energy
    • Finance
    Freshwater
    Initiatives
    October 8, 2019

    Urban Water Resilience Initiative

    Aerial view of Dar es Salaam after flooding.
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    October 7, 2019

    Climate Change Is Hurting Africa’s Water Sector, but Investing in Water Can Pay Off

    • Climate Resilience
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
    • Water Security
    • natural infrastructure
    • water risk
    Improving water management in African countries can improve climate resilience. Here, Waretu Abera, Head of Ethiopia's Water Land Resource Centre, stands by a stream. Photo by Panos Pictures/Food and Land Use Coalition.
    • Climate Resilience
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
    • Water Security
    • natural infrastructure
    • water risk
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    September 30, 2019

    PODCAST: Amid Increasingly Dangerous Streets, India Passes Cutting-Edge Road Safety Law

    • podcasts
    • Urban Mobility
    • road safety
    • Health & Road Safety
    Riding in Bengaluru.
    • podcasts
    • Urban Mobility
    • road safety
    • Health & Road Safety
    Cities
    Asia
    News
    September 19, 2019

    RELEASE: New Report Finds National Governments Can Unlock Nearly $24 Trillion by Investing in Zero-Carbon Cities

    • Buildings
    • infrastructure
    • Urban Mobility
    • Cities
    • energy efficiency
    • low carbon development
    • Buildings
    • infrastructure
    • Urban Mobility
    • Cities
    • energy efficiency
    • low carbon development
    Cities
    News
    September 10, 2019

    ADVISORY: Press Call on How National Governments Can Capture Major Economic Benefits by Investing in Zero-Carbon Cities

    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Transformations
    • energy efficiency
    • low carbon development
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Transformations
    • energy efficiency
    • low carbon development
    Forests
    Technical Perspectives
    August 26, 2019

    INSIDER: Green Infrastructure Can Save Water Suppliers Money. Now You Can Estimate How Much.

    • Freshwater
    • Economics
    • Sustainable Development Goal 9
    • Water Security
    • natural infrastructure
    • water pollution
    Riverside trees in Atlanta's 4th Ward Park. Flickr/DeepRoot
    • Freshwater
    • Economics
    • Sustainable Development Goal 9
    • Water Security
    • natural infrastructure
    • water pollution
    Freshwater
    Insights
    August 13, 2019

    We're Grossly Underestimating the World's Water Access Crisis

    • Cities
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Sustainable Development Goal 11
    • Sustainable Development Goal 6
    • Water Security
    • development
    • Freshwater
    We are far from universal water access.
    • Cities
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Sustainable Development Goal 11
    • Sustainable Development Goal 6
    • Water Security
    • development
    • Freshwater
    Cities
    Insights
    August 12, 2019

    The $6,000 Electric Vehicle: The Power of the Used Car Market to Bring Electric Vehicles to Everyone

    • public transit
    • electric mobility
    • Urban Mobility
    A Chevrolet Bolt in San Francisco.
    • public transit
    • electric mobility
    • Urban Mobility
    Freshwater
    News
    August 6, 2019

    RELEASE: Updated Global Water Risk Atlas Reveals Top Water-Stressed Countries and States

    • Aqueduct
    • Water Security
    • water risk
    • Aqueduct
    • Water Security
    • water risk
    Energy
    Insights
    July 16, 2019

    Planes, Trains and (Big) Automobiles: How Heavy Transport Can Reduce Emissions and Save Money

    • Business
    • Economics
    • circular economy
    • Urban Mobility
    • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    A fuel-efficient airplane takes off during NASA's Green Flight competition.
    • Business
    • Economics
    • circular economy
    • Urban Mobility
    • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    July 9, 2019

    Congo Basin Deforestation Threatens Food and Water Supplies Throughout Africa

    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Sustainable Development Goal 15
    • Water Security
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    Women model the handmade baskets they use every day in Malolo 2, Republic of Congo.
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Sustainable Development Goal 15
    • Water Security
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    Freshwater
    Asia
    Insights
    July 2, 2019

    PODCAST: How Chennai's Water Got to Day Zero

    • podcasts
    • Sustainable Development Goal 6
    • Water Security
    • Cities
    The waterfront in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
    • podcasts
    • Sustainable Development Goal 6
    • Water Security
    • Cities
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    June 25, 2019

    How Does a Flood-prone City Run Out of Water? Inside Chennai’s “Day Zero” Crisis

    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Aqueduct
    • floods
    • Water Security
    • Urban Development
    • water risk
    Chennai
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Aqueduct
    • floods
    • Water Security
    • Urban Development
    • water risk

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