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    Cities
    Insights
    June 27, 2017

    3 Reasons Renewable Energy Is Poised to Take Off in Developing Cities

    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    Rooftop solar is a key to renewable cities. Flickr/UNDP India
    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    Cities
    Initiatives
    February 2, 2017

    Urban Community Resilience Assessment

    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    February 2, 2017

    3 Ways Brazil Can Be a Global Leader in Turning Sustainability Commitments into Action

    • Forests
    • Cities
    • Paris Agreement
    • restoration
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    • UNFCCC
    Local community in the Tapajós National Forest in Pará
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • Paris Agreement
    • restoration
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    • UNFCCC
    Cities
    Insights
    January 19, 2017

    Urban Biking Advice from Copenhagen, Portland and Beyond

    • biking
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    WRI’s Andrew Steer and Claudia Adriazola on the Pennsylvania Avenue biketrack
    • biking
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Cities
    Insights
    January 11, 2017

    Transforming Transportation: Toward Sustainable Mobility for All

    • Urban Mobility
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Bus is Sao Paulo, Brazil
    • Urban Mobility
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    October 28, 2016

    Habitat III: Milestone for the World’s Cities or Business as Usual?

    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • Cities
    • Paris Agreement
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    Quito and clouds
    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • Cities
    • Paris Agreement
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    Cities
    News
    October 20, 2016

    STATEMENT: WRI Welcomes the Adoption of the New Urban Agenda

    • Urban Mobility
    • Cities
    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • low carbon development
    • Urban Development
    • Health & Road Safety
    • Urban Mobility
    • Cities
    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • low carbon development
    • Urban Development
    • Health & Road Safety
    Cities
    Insights
    October 12, 2016

    3 Challenges to Safe and Affordable Urban Housing

    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    • Urban Development
    Mumbai slums
    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    Insights
    October 5, 2016

    Q&A with Ani Dasgupta: What’s at Stake for Cities at Habitat III?

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Urban Mobility
    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    • Urban Development
    People walking in Bangalore
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Urban Mobility
    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    June 8, 2016

    23 Chinese Cities Commit to Peak Carbon Emissions by 2030

    • Climate
    • low carbon development
    U.S.-China Climate Leaders Summit in Beijing. Photo credit: Wee Kean Fong
    • Climate
    • low carbon development
    Cities
    Asia
    News
    May 11, 2016

    RELEASE: Policy Blueprint for Building Efficiency Shows Urban Leaders How to Boost Economy and Cut Emissions

    • Cities
    • GHG emissions
    • energy efficiency
    • low carbon development
    • Cities
    • GHG emissions
    • energy efficiency
    • low carbon development
    Cities
    Insights
    January 13, 2016

    Transforming Transportation: From Global Targets to Local Action

    • Cities
    • climate change
    • road safety
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Bus rapid transit (BRT) in Curitiba, Brazil
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • road safety
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    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
    Equity & Governance
    News
    September 25, 2015

    WRI Calls SDGs "A Bold New Agenda For International Development"

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • United Nations
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • United Nations
    Energy
    Asia
    Insights
    May 5, 2015

    3 Steps to Build a Greener, Climate-Resilient India

    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • natural infrastructure
    • natural resources
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development
    • Urban Development
    Hyderabad, India. Photo by Kara Newhouse, Flickr
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • natural infrastructure
    • natural resources
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development
    • Urban Development
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    April 10, 2015

    4 Lessons from Beijing and Shanghai Show How China’s Cities Can Curb Car Congestion

    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    • Cities
    Traffic in Shanghai, China. Photo by Carlos ZGZ/Flickr.
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    • Cities
    Cities
    News
    April 9, 2015

    RELEASE: ICLEI and WRI Partner to Advance Climate-Smart Urban Development

    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    • Urban Development
    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    • Urban Development
    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
    Asia North America
    Insights
    January 21, 2015

    As Obama and Modi Meet, 4 Opportunities for US-India Action on Clean Energy and Climate

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    India's goal is to increase solar power to 100 gigawatts by 2022. Photo by Abbie Trayler-Smith/DFID
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy

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