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    Cities Latin America North America climate finance
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    October 29, 2020

    How Some U.S. Cities Are Working to Align Energy Markets with Their Clean Energy Goals

    • electric grid
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    Power lines at sunset.
    • electric grid
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    Cities
    Asia Latin America
    News
    December 18, 2019

    RELEASE: Safe, Affordable Sanitation a Pipe Dream for Too Many Households in Global South

    • cities for all
    • sanitation
    • waste
    • Cities
    • health
    • cities for all
    • sanitation
    • waste
    • Cities
    • health
    Cities
    Africa Latin America Asia Europe
    Insights
    May 15, 2019

    5 Things We Learned About Urban Transformation

    • Urban Transformations
    • Prize for Cities
    • transportation
    Metrocable cars
    • Urban Transformations
    • Prize for Cities
    • transportation
    Equity
    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
    North America
    Insights
    March 6, 2018

    Are We Ready for Autonomous Vehicles? The Uncertain Road Ahead

    • public transit
    • transportation
    self-driving car
    • public transit
    • transportation
    Cities
    Asia Africa Latin America
    Insights
    July 12, 2017

    Confronting the Urban Housing Gap

    • cities for all
    • housing
    • Equity
    • Urban Development
    Informal housing in Dhaka, Bangladesh
    • cities for all
    • housing
    • Equity
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    September 22, 2016

    In Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Breaking Car Addictions Starts in the Workplace

    • Urban Mobility
    • Corporate Climate Policy Leadership
    • road safety
    • transportation
    CAMG in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
    • Urban Mobility
    • Corporate Climate Policy Leadership
    • road safety
    • transportation
    Forests
    Europe Asia North America
    Insights
    March 21, 2016

    3 Cities Taking Urban Forestry to the Next Level

    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • Forests
    • Urban Development
    Cherry blossoms in Washington, DC park
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • Forests
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    North America
    Insights
    March 16, 2016

    DC’s Metro Closure Shows Why Creating Trust in Public Transit Matters

    • public transit
    • health
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • health
    • transportation
    Cities
    North America
    Insights
    March 17, 2015

    $150 Million to Transform Sustainable Transport in Mexico City

    • Urban Mobility
    • public transit
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    With the new investment to modernize and expand Metrobús, Mexico City is making high quality sustainable mobility a reality for its residents. Photo by Taís Policanti/EMBARQ Mexico.
    • Urban Mobility
    • public transit
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    Cities
    North America
    News
    March 17, 2015

    STATEMENT: WRI Reacts to $150 Million Investment in Mexico City Sustainable Transport

    • climate finance
    • transportation
    • climate finance
    • transportation
    Climate
    Latin America Asia
    News
    December 8, 2014

    RELEASE: Launch of First Global Standard to Measure Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Cities

    • Cities
    • emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • Urban Development
    • Cities
    • emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • Urban Development
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    December 8, 2014

    Hundreds of Cities Poised to Replicate Rio’s Approach to Measuring and Reducing Emissions

    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    Rio de Janeiro pilot-tested the Global Protocol for Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas Inventories (GPC). Photo by Rodrigo Soldon/Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    September 30, 2014

    With Compact of Mayors, Cities Lead on Tackling Climate Change at UN Summit

    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gases
    • transportation
    Through the Compact of Mayors and parallel initiatives, cities are making ambitious commitments to curb emissions, adopting new greenhouse gas emissions measuring standards, and supporting the financing of low-carbon infrastructure. Photo Credit: Braden/Flickr.
    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gases
    • transportation
    Climate
    North America
    News
    September 10, 2014

    ADVISORY: WRI Experts Explain What to Expect at the UN Climate Summit

    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    July 23, 2014

    People-Oriented Cities: Mixed-Use Development Creates Social and Economic Benefits

    • public transit
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    Mixed-use development combined with pedestrianization on Mexico City’s Calle Madero promotes sustainable, prosperous communities. Photo Credit: Julius Reque/Flickr.
    • public transit
    • low carbon development
    • transportation

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