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    Cities
    Insights
    October 14, 2020

    4 Reasons to Prioritize Electric Vehicles After COVID-19

    • coronavirus
    • electric mobility
    • Economics
    • transportation
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    electric vehicle charger
    • coronavirus
    • electric mobility
    • Economics
    • transportation
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    Cities
    North America
    Insights
    July 7, 2020

    LA’s Time To Lead A Fair, Strong And Clean COVID-19 Recovery

    • Air Quality
    • coronavirus
    • Economics
    Los Angeles Traffic
    • Air Quality
    • coronavirus
    • Economics
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    June 29, 2020

    Collaboration on Nature-Based Solutions is Key to Resilient City Infrastructure

    • Economics
    • Climate Resilience
    • infrastructure
    • Cities
    • natural infrastructure
    Cross-agency collaboration and investing in blue-green infrastructure resulted in Singapore’s redesigned Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park.
    • Economics
    • Climate Resilience
    • infrastructure
    • Cities
    • natural infrastructure
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    April 30, 2020

    How Korea is Winning the Fight Against COVID-19 While Ramping Up Climate Ambition

    • Economics
    • Air Quality
    • coronavirus
    • National Climate Action
    • fossil fuels
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    Korean city at night
    • Economics
    • Air Quality
    • coronavirus
    • National Climate Action
    • fossil fuels
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    April 28, 2020

    4 Investment Areas to Stimulate China's Economy After COVID-19

    • coronavirus
    • low carbon development
    • natural infrastructure
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    • Economics
    • Health & Road Safety
    Installation of solar photovoltaic panels on the roofs of the Hongqiao Passenger Rail Terminal in Shanghai, China.
    • coronavirus
    • low carbon development
    • natural infrastructure
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    • Economics
    • Health & Road Safety
    Climate
    Insights
    January 5, 2020

    Collective Action at the Crossroads: What to Watch in 2020

    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Economics
    renewable energy
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Economics
    Insights
    August 6, 2019

    India Has the Worst Road Safety Record in the World. A New Law Aims to Change That

    • Cities
    • Sustainable Development Goal 11
    • health
    • road safety
    • Health & Road Safety
    busy street from Charminar
    • Cities
    • Sustainable Development Goal 11
    • health
    • road safety
    • Health & Road Safety
    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
    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
    Cities
    Africa
    Insights
    May 22, 2019

    People Move to Cities for Better Jobs and Opportunities. Impossible Commutes Are Getting in the Way

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Sustainable Development Goal 11
    • Urban Mobility
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Aerial view of streets in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia.
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Sustainable Development Goal 11
    • Urban Mobility
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Cities
    Insights
    May 14, 2019

    PODCAST: Transportation Is the Heart of Cities

    • podcasts
    • Sustainable Development Goal 11
    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    Dockless bikes in Los Angeles.
    • podcasts
    • Sustainable Development Goal 11
    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    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
    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
    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
    Insights
    January 16, 2018

    Bad Air to Better Oceans: 6 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2018

    • Equity & Governance
    • Finance
    • Ocean
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Economics
    • Aqueduct
    • stories to watch
    • Air Quality
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • international climate policy
    • fossil fuels
    • pollution
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    • Equity & Governance
    • Finance
    • Ocean
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Economics
    • Aqueduct
    • stories to watch
    • Air Quality
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • international climate policy
    • fossil fuels
    • pollution
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    Asia
    Insights
    January 10, 2017

    China’s Water Stress Is on the Rise

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • industry
    • Urban Development
    • water risk
    China’s Yellow River
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • industry
    • Urban Development
    • water risk
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    December 1, 2016

    India Can Save Up to $1.8 Trillion per Year with Smart Urban Growth

    • Cities
    • Economics
    • Urban Development
    A crowded Delhi street. Source: EMBARQ Sustainable Urban Mobility by WRI/Flickr
    • Cities
    • Economics
    • Urban Development
    Climate
    Insights
    October 24, 2016

    Taming Bigfoot to Safeguard the Global Commons

    • Food
    • Cities
    • Economics
    • Energy
    • Urban Development
    Cloud Gate in Chicago
    • Food
    • Cities
    • Economics
    • Energy
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    Insights
    May 5, 2016

    A New Coalition Will Prove Sustainable Cities Are Better for Growth, Better for Climate

    • Economics
    • climate change
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    Bus Rapid Transit system in Bogota, Colombia.
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    Freshwater
    Insights
    March 21, 2016

    Signs of Worry, Signs of Hope on World Water Day

    • Aqueduct
    • drought
    • agriculture
    • Cities
    • wastewater
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Children in India carry water.
    • Aqueduct
    • drought
    • agriculture
    • Cities
    • wastewater
    • Freshwater
    • water risk

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