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    Climate Cities
    Climate
    Outcomes
    December 8, 2015

    Over 300 Cities Take Action to Measure and Manage Greenhouse Gas Emissions

    • GHG Protocol
    • Cities
    • Top Outcome: 2015
    Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo, Japan
    • GHG Protocol
    • Cities
    • Top Outcome: 2015
    Climate
    Insights
    December 6, 2015

    Sustainable Transport: Building Equitable and Low-Carbon Cities

    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • Urban Mobility
    • COP21
    • public transit
    • human rights
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    BRT and bike lane
    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • Urban Mobility
    • COP21
    • public transit
    • human rights
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Climate
    Insights
    December 4, 2015

    Through Compact of Mayors, 360 Cities Will Cut Their Emissions 17% by 2030

    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • COP21
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • climate impacts
    Rio de Janeiro
    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • COP21
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • climate impacts
    Climate
    Insights
    December 3, 2015

    Sustainable Cities and Buildings at COP21: Delivering our Future Today

    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • COP21
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • NDC
    Chapultepec Castle views Mexico City
    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • COP21
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • NDC
    Climate
    News
    December 3, 2015

    STATEMENT: WRI and the Global Environment Facility Team Up to Increase Efficiency in Buildings

    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • COP21
    • Cities
    • energy efficiency
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • COP21
    • Cities
    • energy efficiency
    Climate
    Insights
    November 25, 2015

    Building Efficiency Finally Gets its Day in the Sun at COP 21

    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • COP21
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Wall Street
    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • COP21
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    November 24, 2015

    COP 21: An Opportunity to Put Cities Squarely on the Climate Agenda

    • Cities
    • COP21
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • climate impacts
    • UNFCCC
    Paris traffic
    • Cities
    • COP21
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • climate impacts
    • UNFCCC
    Africa Europe
    Insights
    November 3, 2015

    Beyond Conflict, Water Stress Contributed to Europe’s Migration Crisis

    • Climate Resilience
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • agriculture
    • mapping
    • water risk
    Photo Credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/47205547@N02/21910319813/">MichaelGubi</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/">cc</a>
    • Climate Resilience
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • agriculture
    • mapping
    • water risk
    Equity & Governance
    Africa
    Insights
    October 19, 2015

    Jump-starting the SDGs: 4 Lessons from Early Adopters

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • GHG emissions
    • climate policy
    • NDC
    • sustainable development goals
    Photo Credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/14610739@N07/15625929161/">versello</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">cc</a>
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • GHG emissions
    • climate policy
    • NDC
    • sustainable development goals
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    September 8, 2015

    The Clean Power Plan: What’s Water Got To Do With It?

    • U.S. Climate
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • water risk
    When it comes to water and fracturing, it’s all about location and time. Photo by Simon Fraser University/Flickr.
    • U.S. Climate
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • water risk
    Climate
    Insights
    August 26, 2015

    Ranking the World’s Most Water-Stressed Countries in 2040

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • data
    • climate change
    • water risk
    14 of the 33 likely most water stressed countries in 2040 are in the Middle East. (Dubai, UAE) Photo by Jason Mrachina/Flickr.
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • data
    • climate change
    • water risk
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    July 30, 2015

    Water for All: How to Ensure We Leave No One Behind

    • U.S. Climate
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • sustainable development goals
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Photo Credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/10816734@N03/5457207232/">World Bank Photo Collection</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">cc</a>
    • U.S. Climate
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • sustainable development goals
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    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
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    March 12, 2015

    Win-win: Reducing Water Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in China’s Power Sector

    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    China’s power sector is the nation’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions and its biggest industrial water user. To meet increasing energy demand, the country may double its installed generation capacity by 2030. Photo by Asian Development Bank/Flickr.
    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions

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