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    Insights
    December 17, 2021

    5 Ways China’s Cities Can Drive Equitable and Sustainable Urbanization

    • Urban Development
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • nature-based solutions
    • development
    • low carbon development
    A close-up of shrubbery with skyscrapers in the distant background.
    • Urban Development
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • nature-based solutions
    • development
    • low carbon development
    Insights
    September 18, 2020

    As the UN Turns 75, Countries Should Embrace a Shared Vision of a Fairer, Safer and More Sustainable Future

    • coronavirus
    • Urban Mobility
    • Paris Agreement
    • Business
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    • united nations
    Country flags leading to the entrance of the United Nations.
    • coronavirus
    • Urban Mobility
    • Paris Agreement
    • Business
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    • united nations
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    August 5, 2020

    A Fairer and More Sustainable Post-COVID World in Latin America

    • biking
    • cities for all
    • infrastructure
    • sanitation
    • Cities
    • Equity
    • Finance
    • low carbon development
    • multilateral development banks
    • transportation
    • Water
    Silhouette of a person with a bicycle overlooking Belo Horizonte's skyline. Photo by Mariana Gil/WRI.
    • biking
    • cities for all
    • infrastructure
    • sanitation
    • Cities
    • Equity
    • Finance
    • low carbon development
    • multilateral development banks
    • transportation
    • Water
    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
    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
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    February 26, 2019

    4 Creative Ways Cities Are Transitioning to a Clean Energy Future

    • Energy
    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    Solar in Washington, DC. Flickr/Adam Fagen
    • Energy
    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    Cities
    Insights
    February 13, 2019

    Electrification Doesn't Make Sense Everywhere—Yet

    • electric grid
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    • electric mobility
    Where cities have relatively clean grids, they should electrify as much as possible.
    • electric grid
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    • electric mobility
    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
    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
    Cities
    Insights
    October 31, 2018

    IPCC 1.5° Report: We Need to Build and Live Differently in Cities

    • climate science
    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    Wiping down rooftop solar panels in Mumbai.
    • climate science
    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    Cities
    Insights
    October 2, 2018

    3 Charts Explain One of the Most Overlooked Opportunities to Address Climate Change and Poverty

    • Climate
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • climate change
    • pollution
    • poverty
    • low carbon development
    Air conditioning units in Hong Kong. Flickr/Niall Kennedy
    • Climate
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • climate change
    • pollution
    • poverty
    • low carbon development
    Equity
    Insights
    November 13, 2017

    Measuring Climate Success with New Common Reporting Framework for Cities

    • International Climate Action
    • COP23
    • Cities
    • UNFCCC
    Smog in New Delhi
    • International Climate Action
    • COP23
    • Cities
    • UNFCCC
    Equity
    Insights
    September 7, 2017

    2050 is Now

    • International Climate Action
    • Climate
    • Cities
    • infrastructure
    • poverty
    • low carbon development
    African farmer
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate
    • Cities
    • infrastructure
    • poverty
    • low carbon development
    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
    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
    WRI’s Andrew Steer and Claudia Adriazola on the Pennsylvania Avenue biketrack
    • biking
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    Cities
    Insights
    January 11, 2017

    Transforming Transportation: Toward Sustainable Mobility for All

    • Urban Mobility
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    Bus is Sao Paulo, Brazil
    • Urban Mobility
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    Equity
    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
    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?

    • cities for all
    • Urban Mobility
    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    • Urban Development
    People walking in Bangalore
    • cities for all
    • 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

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