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Zero-emission Zones Are Helping Some Cities Fight Pollution

  • electric mobility
  • net-zero emissions
  • Air Quality
  • transportation
  • Urban Mobility
A sign signals a Zero Emission Zone in Oxford, England.
  • electric mobility
  • net-zero emissions
  • Air Quality
  • transportation
  • Urban Mobility
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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

How "Complete Streets" Are Creating Safer, More Sustainable Cities in Brazil

  • Cities
  • transportation
  • public transit
  • Urban Mobility
  • Urban Transformations
  • Urban Development
People cross the street in Belo Horizonte
  • Cities
  • transportation
  • public transit
  • Urban Mobility
  • Urban Transformations
  • Urban Development

Increased Biofuel Production in the US Midwest May Harm Farmers and the Climate

  • biofuels
  • agriculture
  • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
  • land use
  • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
  • Climate Equity
  • environmental justice
A farmer stands on top of a truck while a tractor unloads the crops into it.
  • biofuels
  • agriculture
  • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
  • land use
  • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
  • Climate Equity
  • environmental justice
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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

US Communities Dependent on Fossil Fuels and Coal Face a “Cumulative Burden” of Pollution, Poor Health and Job Loss

  • U.S. Climate
  • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
  • Climate Equity
  • environmental justice
  • Clean Energy
  • U.S. Energy Topics
A neighborhood sits in front of an oil refinery.
  • U.S. Climate
  • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
  • Climate Equity
  • environmental justice
  • Clean Energy
  • U.S. Energy Topics
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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

From Minibuses to “Boda Bodas,” Informal Transport Systems Could Be an Untapped Climate Change Solution

  • Urban Mobility
  • transportation
  • public transit
  • Cities
  • Integrated Transport
Passengers on a busy Bangkok street ride on colorful three-wheeled tuk-tuks.
  • Urban Mobility
  • transportation
  • public transit
  • Cities
  • Integrated Transport

From Ethiopia’s Highlands to India’s Villages, How Faith Organizations Are Restoring the World’s Forests

  • Forests
  • Forest and Landscape Restoration
  • Equity & Governance
  • Climate Equity
A small white church with a cross on top is perched on a steep mountainside encircled by trees.
  • Forests
  • Forest and Landscape Restoration
  • Equity & Governance
  • Climate Equity
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4 Priorities for Financing Early Coal Retirement in Developing Countries

  • Finance
  • Energy
  • Clean Energy
  • Climate Equity
A large coal power plant in the middle of a dense city.
  • Finance
  • Energy
  • Clean Energy
  • Climate Equity
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Cities Need a Systems-change Approach to Build Climate-resilient Communities

  • Urban Transformations
  • Urban Efficiency & Climate
  • Urban Mobility
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Climate Resilience
Looking down at city buildings, some with green roofs and the street below.
  • Urban Transformations
  • Urban Efficiency & Climate
  • Urban Mobility
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Climate Resilience
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6 Shifts the Finance System Can Make to Build a Sustainable Future

  • climate finance
  • Business
  • Climate
  • Climate Equity
A vast solar park.
  • climate finance
  • Business
  • Climate
  • Climate Equity
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4 Shifts Needed to Create a Carbon-free Power System

  • GHG emissions
  • Climate Equity
  • climate change
  • power plants
  • renewable energy
Wind turbines and solar power panels
  • GHG emissions
  • Climate Equity
  • climate change
  • power plants
  • renewable energy

EVs Could Create Thousands of Jobs in Michigan and Revitalize Its Auto Industry

  • U.S. Climate
  • transportation
  • electric mobility
  • Clean Energy
  • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
  • Cities
  • Urban Mobility
A man works on an electric vehicle in an auto repair shop
  • U.S. Climate
  • transportation
  • electric mobility
  • Clean Energy
  • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
  • Cities
  • Urban Mobility

7 Ways Faith Organizations Are Making Cities More Sustainable and Equitable

  • Equity & Governance
  • Climate Equity
  • Urban Development
People distribute food in front of a mosque
  • Equity & Governance
  • Climate Equity
  • Urban Development
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5 Shifts to Transform Transportation Systems and Meet Climate Goals

  • Climate
  • Cities
  • transportation
  • public transit
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • Urban Mobility
The VLT train inRio de Janeiro, Brazil is one of the city’s central modes of transport.
  • Climate
  • Cities
  • transportation
  • public transit
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • Urban Mobility
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Inclusive Design Creates a Safer Transportation System for All Residents of Peshawar, Pakistan

  • Cities
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • transportation
  • Urban Mobility
Inside a Zu Peshawar bus with women seated.
  • Cities
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • transportation
  • Urban Mobility
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5 Things Vulnerable Countries Need from Policymakers at COP27

  • Climate
  • climate impacts
  • Equity & Governance
  • Climate Equity
  • Paris Agreement
  • paris rulebook
  • climate finance
  • COP27
  • climatewatch-pinned
Ambulance driving through flood water on road in Mumbai, India, 2018.
  • Climate
  • climate impacts
  • Equity & Governance
  • Climate Equity
  • Paris Agreement
  • paris rulebook
  • climate finance
  • COP27
  • climatewatch-pinned
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6 Key Tasks at COP27

  • COP27
  • Climate
  • Climate Equity
  • Climate Governance
  • climatewatch-pinned
Protestors hold a handmade "1.5 degree C" sign
  • COP27
  • Climate
  • Climate Equity
  • Climate Governance
  • climatewatch-pinned
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5 Cities Show How to Thrive in Turbulent Times

  • Urban Development
  • Urban Mobility
  • Urban Efficiency & Climate
  • Urban Transformations
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
Children playing in a neighborhood park in Barranquilla, Colombia.
  • Urban Development
  • Urban Mobility
  • Urban Efficiency & Climate
  • Urban Transformations
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities