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    Climate
    Initiatives
    June 27, 2013

    Greenhouse Gas Protocol

    The São Paulo skyline behind Ibirapuera Park. The city's urban trees are part of the greater Atlantic Forest ecosystem. Photo by Flávio Jota de Paula/Flickr.
    Cities
    Update
    December 20, 2024

    Sustainable Cities Challenge: Semi-Finalists to Increase Use of Low- and Zero-Carbon Transport Modes in Venice Announced

    • Cities
    • Urban Mobility
    • Integrated Transport
    • transportation
    • Cities
    • Urban Mobility
    • Integrated Transport
    • transportation
    Cities
    Insights
    December 19, 2024

    4 Cities Looking Beyond Rider Fares to Fund Better, More Resilient Public Transit

    • Cities
    • Urban Mobility
    • Integrated Transport
    • public transit
    • transportation
    Riders wait for an approaching metro train.
    • Cities
    • Urban Mobility
    • Integrated Transport
    • public transit
    • transportation
    Cities
    Insights
    December 16, 2024

    After a Tumultuous 2024, What’s Next for Cities?

    • Climate
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • nature-based solutions
    • adaptation
    • health
    • COP16
    • COP29
    • housing
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Mobility
    People walk through a debris-filled street after severe flooding in Valencia, Spain.
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • nature-based solutions
    • adaptation
    • health
    • COP16
    • COP29
    • housing
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Mobility
    Cities
    Latin America
    Update
    December 10, 2024

    The Urban20 Summit in Rio and the Importance of Subnational-National Collaboration

    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • transportation
    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Mobility
    Aerial view of a cable car in Rio
    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • transportation
    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Mobility
    Climate
    Insights
    December 5, 2024

    Where Do Emissions Come From? 4 Charts Explain Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector

    • Energy
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • data visualization
    Busy traffic on a highway.
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • data visualization
    Cities
    Initiatives
    December 2, 2024

    Access to Climate Finance for Transport

    Highway and skyline Hanoi, Vietnam
    Cities
    Europe
    Insights
    November 27, 2024

    Europe’s Cities Should Prepare for Hotter, More Hazardous Days Ahead

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • health
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    People stand near a fountain during a London heat wave.
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • health
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    November 20, 2024

    How Ride- and Bike-Share Programs Can Play an Important Role in Latin America

    • Integrated Transport
    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    • Cities
    • Health & Road Safety
    • Electric Mobility
    Bicycles are lined up in a row on a street in Mexico City.
    • Integrated Transport
    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    • Cities
    • Health & Road Safety
    • Electric Mobility
    Cities
    News
    November 19, 2024

    RELEASE: WRI Launches New Guidance for National Governments to Enhance Climate Ambition Through Partnerships with Cities, States, Regions

    • Climate
    • NDC
    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Climate
    • NDC
    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Cities
    North America
    Insights
    November 18, 2024

    The State of Electric School Bus Adoption in the US

    • Cities
    • electric mobility
    • transportation
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric School Buses
    School bus USA
    • Cities
    • electric mobility
    • transportation
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric School Buses
    Cities
    Insights
    November 13, 2024

    Countries Have Been Overlooking Their Biggest Climate Allies: Local and Regional Governments

    • Cities
    • National Climate Action
    • NDC
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Families sit and play on a grassy hill at a park overlooking a city.
    • Cities
    • National Climate Action
    • NDC
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Climate
    Insights
    November 11, 2024

    Global Climate Pledges: A Progress Report

    • NDC
    • COP29
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Finance
    • climate finance
    • National Climate Action
    • transportation
    • pollution
    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Mobility
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Workers repair a damaged wind turbine blade
    • NDC
    • COP29
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Finance
    • climate finance
    • National Climate Action
    • transportation
    • pollution
    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Mobility
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Climate
    Insights
    November 4, 2024

    What Is 'Loss and Damage' from Climate Change? 8 Key Questions, Answered

    • climate impacts
    • climate policy
    • Climate Resilience
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP28
    • COP29
    Rising water levels submerging a house as heavy monsoon rains cause major floods in Baco, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines on July 23, 2021.
    • climate impacts
    • climate policy
    • Climate Resilience
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP28
    • COP29
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    September 12, 2024

    E-Tricycles Are Powering a Recycling Revolution in Fortaleza, Brazil

    • Cities
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • waste
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Transformations
    People handle large bags of recyclables outside a waste collection center.
    • Cities
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • waste
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Transformations
    Cities
    Insights
    September 10, 2024

    What Happens When Extreme Heat and Air Pollution Collide

    • Air Quality
    • pollution
    • health
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    A group looks over a hazy Mexico City, Mexico, from the top of Cerro de la Estrella in April 2021. Days earlier, the city registered an ozone concentration of 160 parts per billion.
    • Air Quality
    • pollution
    • health
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate

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