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    Cities Insights
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    May 12, 2017

    Achieving India’s Ambitious Renewable Energy Goals: A Progress Report

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • G20
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • renewable energy
    Barefoot solar engineers, Rajasthan, India
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • G20
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • renewable energy
    Cities
    Insights
    May 12, 2017

    4 Steps to Promote Safer Speeds that Save Lives

    • health
    • road safety
    • Health & Road Safety
    Speed limit sign and pedestrian crossing in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    • health
    • road safety
    • Health & Road Safety
    Cities
    Insights
    May 9, 2017

    The Need for (Safe) Speed: 4 Surprising Ways Slower Driving Creates Better Cities

    • Cities
    • health
    • road safety
    • Health & Road Safety
    Bangkok traffic
    • Cities
    • health
    • road safety
    • Health & Road Safety
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    March 15, 2017

    Swapping Parking Spots for Bike Lots Can Transform India’s Cities

    • biking
    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    Seeds for Change project in Gurugram, India
    • biking
    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    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
    Finance
    Insights
    January 11, 2017

    6 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2017

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • stories to watch
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • food security
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    Andrew Steer
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • stories to watch
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • food security
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    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
    Cities
    Insights
    January 11, 2017

    PODCAST: Planning the City of the Future

    • podcasts
    • Cities
    • transportation
    Guy on Quito street corner
    • podcasts
    • Cities
    • transportation
    Asia
    Insights
    January 10, 2017

    China’s Water Stress Is on the Rise

    • Water
    • Aqueduct
    • industry
    • Urban Development
    • water risk
    China’s Yellow River
    • Water
    • Aqueduct
    • industry
    • Urban Development
    • water risk
    Cities
    Insights
    December 7, 2016

    Bigger Isn’t Always Better: Narrow Traffic Lanes Make Cities Safer

    • Cities
    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Traffic in Tokyo Reveals Narrow, Safe Traffic Lanes
    • Cities
    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    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
    November 3, 2016

    WRI Expert Forum: How Should COP22 Move the Needle on Climate Action?

    • Food
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • COP22
    • Climate
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • COP22
    • Climate
    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 28, 2016

    Development Finance Institutions Have a Role to Play in Creating Sustainable Cities

    • Urban Development
    bus rapid transit
    • Urban Development
    Equity
    Insights
    October 24, 2016

    Taming Bigfoot to Safeguard the Global Commons

    • Food
    • Cities
    • Economics
    • creating a sustainable food future
    • Energy
    • Urban Development
    Cloud Gate in Chicago
    • Food
    • Cities
    • Economics
    • creating a sustainable food future
    • Energy
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    Insights
    October 13, 2016

    New Urban Transport Models Can Help Create Sustainable Cities

    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Development
    • world resources report
    Bicycles in Shanghai
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Development
    • world resources report
    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
    Asia
    Insights
    October 6, 2016

    World Resources Report: Towards a More Equal City - Framing Opportunities and Challenges

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Climate
    • Equity
    • Urban Development
    Kite seller in Surat
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Climate
    • Equity
    • Urban Development

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