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    transportation Water Quality
    Freshwater
    North America
    Insights
    February 22, 2019

    After 15 Years, EPA Updates Water Quality Trading Policy. It Could Do More.

    • Freshwater
    • water pollution
    • wastewater
    • Water Quality
    Wetlands like these in the Chesapeake provide cost-effective water quality services.
    • Freshwater
    • water pollution
    • wastewater
    • Water Quality
    Cities
    Insights
    February 4, 2019

    Optimize, Electrify, Decarbonize: The 3 Steps to Thriving, Zero-Carbon Cities

    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    • electric mobility
    • Unlocking Climate Action
    Las Vegas solar panels
    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    • electric mobility
    • Unlocking Climate Action
    Cities
    Insights
    January 17, 2019

    New Mobility is Coming to a City Near You – Will It Be Sustainable?

    • Cities
    • transportation
    • Urban Mobility
    Philadelphia bike share
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • Urban Mobility
    Cities
    Africa
    Insights
    December 18, 2018

    Johannesburg Fights Inequality with Transit-Oriented Development

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • world resources report
    Contrasting high and low income housing juxtaposed in Bloubosrand, Johannesburg, June 2016. Photo: Christina Culwick
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • world resources report
    Forests
    Latin America
    Insights
    December 18, 2018

    Restoring Rio de Janeiro’s Forests Could Save $79 Million in Water Treatment Costs

    • Freshwater
    • restoration
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    Rio de Janeiro is surrounded by forested hills. Photo by Carlos Ortega/Flickr
    • Freshwater
    • restoration
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    December 10, 2018

    How China Raised the Stakes for Electric Vehicles

    • electric mobility
    • climate change
    • transportation
    China's electric vehicle market is burgeoning.
    • electric mobility
    • climate change
    • transportation
    Cities
    Insights
    November 15, 2018

    Cities Can Save $17 Trillion by Preventing Urban Sprawl

    • Economics
    • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    New York City
    • Economics
    • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    October 4, 2018

    Memo to Carmakers: The Future Is Electric

    • Energy
    • electric mobility
    • U.S. policy
    • transportation
    • Clean Energy
    Zero emission vehicle
    • Energy
    • electric mobility
    • U.S. policy
    • transportation
    • Clean Energy
    Cities
    Insights
    October 3, 2018

    6 Road Design Changes That Can Save Lives

    • Cities
    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    A roundabout in Frise, Netherlands.
    • Cities
    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Cities
    Initiatives
    September 12, 2018

    Cities4Forests

    Pond and trees in front of city skyline.
    Cities
    Latin America North America
    Insights
    August 8, 2018

    Cities Are Taxing Ride-Hailing Services Like Uber and Lyft. Is This a Good Thing?

    • Urban Mobility
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Traffic congestion in Washington, DC.
    • Urban Mobility
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Forests
    Insights
    May 22, 2018

    Forests and Wetlands Are Water Infrastructure. New Green Bond Helps Finance Their Protection

    • Freshwater
    • green bonds
    • infrastructure
    • Climate Resilience
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    Forest watershed
    • Freshwater
    • green bonds
    • infrastructure
    • Climate Resilience
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    May 7, 2018

    Mass Transit Is a Public Good. Everyone—Not Just Riders—Should Pay For It.

    • Urban Mobility
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • public transit
    Looking out onto the Delhi Metro tracks in Badarpur. Flickr/Axel Drainville
    • Urban Mobility
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • public transit
    Business
    Asia
    Insights
    April 18, 2018

    Green Growth for the Commonwealth: Ready for Phase Three

    • Climate Resilience
    • Economics
    • Urban Mobility
    • Cities
    • transportation
    Bicycle rickshaws in Mumbai, India
    • Climate Resilience
    • Economics
    • Urban Mobility
    • Cities
    • transportation
    Cities
    Insights
    April 16, 2018

    The View from the Bus: Better Transportation Means Better Lives

    • public transit
    • transportation
    Pablo Bautista and his mother, Brenda, tracing their bus route
    • public transit
    • transportation
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    April 4, 2018

    How Did Shenzhen, China Build World’s Largest Electric Bus Fleet?

    • public transit
    • transportation
    Electric buses in China
    • public transit
    • transportation

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