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Oslo's 'Climate Budget' Is Building a Cleaner City

  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Cities
  • climate policy
  • greenhouse gases
  • Urban Development
  • Urban Efficiency & Climate
  • Urban Mobility
  • Urban Transformations
Oslo construction site
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Cities
  • climate policy
  • greenhouse gases
  • Urban Development
  • Urban Efficiency & Climate
  • Urban Mobility
  • Urban Transformations
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As the Earth Gets Hotter, Can Our Cities Get Cooler?

  • Cities
  • Urban Efficiency & Climate
  • nature-based solutions
  • data visualization
A line of tourists await the use of the fountain at the base of Rome’s Spanish Steps to cool off.
  • Cities
  • Urban Efficiency & Climate
  • nature-based solutions
  • data visualization
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As Water Shortages Plague Bogotá and Other Cities, Nature-Based Solutions Can Help

  • Water Security
  • Forests
  • Cities
  • drought
  • climate change
  • urban water resilience
  • COP16
People stand in line with buckets for water rations.
  • Water Security
  • Forests
  • Cities
  • drought
  • climate change
  • urban water resilience
  • COP16

Mexico Made Safe Mobility a Human Right — Here’s How Its Streets Can Become Safer

  • Cities
  • road safety
  • Urban Mobility
  • Health & Road Safety
  • Integrated Transport
A person runs across a wide street.
  • Cities
  • road safety
  • Urban Mobility
  • Health & Road Safety
  • Integrated Transport
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How Improved Housing in Under-Served Communities Can Strengthen Climate Resilience

  • housing
  • Cities
  • climate change
  • Climate
  • Climate Equity
A row of housing in Iloilo City, Phillippines.
  • housing
  • Cities
  • climate change
  • Climate
  • Climate Equity
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Solar-Powered Battery Swap Stations Could Speed Rwanda’s Shift to Electric ‘Motos’

  • renewable energy
  • electric grid
  • Cities
  • Energy Access
People on motorcycles drive through the busy streets of Kigali, Rwanda.
  • renewable energy
  • electric grid
  • Cities
  • Energy Access

How 'Complete Streets' Are Making Brazil's Cities Safer

  • Cities
  • transportation
  • public transit
  • Urban Mobility
  • Urban Development
People cross the street in Belo Horizonte
  • Cities
  • transportation
  • public transit
  • Urban Mobility
  • Urban Development
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4 Climate Stories that Will Define 2024

  • Climate
  • National Climate Action
  • International Climate Action
  • climate policy
  • Food
  • Clean Energy
  • electric grid
  • Cities
  • stories to watch
A family covers their heads with cloth for sun protection while walking near the Ganges river during a heatwave.
  • Climate
  • National Climate Action
  • International Climate Action
  • climate policy
  • Food
  • Clean Energy
  • electric grid
  • Cities
  • stories to watch
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School bus depot.
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Unpacking COP28: Key Outcomes from the Dubai Climate Talks, and What Comes Next

  • Paris Agreement
  • Climate Resilience
  • Finance
  • adaptation
  • Food
  • Cities
  • Forests
  • COP28
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • COP29
  • NDC
Closing of COP28 climate summit in Dubai
  • Paris Agreement
  • Climate Resilience
  • Finance
  • adaptation
  • Food
  • Cities
  • Forests
  • COP28
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • COP29
  • NDC
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Post-Pandemic, Public Transport Needs to Get Back on Track to Meet Global Climate Goals

  • Cities
  • public transit
  • transportation
  • Urban Mobility
  • electric mobility
  • National Climate Action
People board a city tram next to a tall apartment building in Antalya, Turkey.
  • Cities
  • public transit
  • transportation
  • Urban Mobility
  • electric mobility
  • National Climate Action
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Mobility-as-a-Service Platforms: A New Trend in Low-carbon Transport

  • Urban Mobility
  • Electric Mobility
  • Cities
  • transportation
  • Integrated Transport
A woman holds onto a yellow shared bicycle.
  • Urban Mobility
  • Electric Mobility
  • Cities
  • transportation
  • Integrated Transport
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People in Jakarta wait for a train while wearing face masks to reduce air pollution exposure
  • Cities
  • Air Quality
  • pollution
  • Energy
  • fossil fuels
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State of Climate Action 2023

Wind turbines on grassy field at golden hour.