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    Buildings public transit Insights
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    March 6, 2024

    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
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    January 2, 2024

    India’s Shift to Low-carbon Construction Must Not Leave Workers Behind

    • Buildings
    • low carbon development
    • GHG emissions
    • Climate
    • National Climate Action
    Construction workers in colorful clothes stand near a cement mixer.
    • Buildings
    • low carbon development
    • GHG emissions
    • Climate
    • National Climate Action
    Cities
    Insights
    December 14, 2023

    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
    Cities
    Asia Africa Latin America
    Insights
    November 7, 2023

    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
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    October 12, 2023

    Ways the US Can Electrify Its Public Fleets, from City Buses to Garbage Trucks

    • electric mobility
    • Clean Energy
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • Air Quality
    A blue and yellow city bus with the words "clean energy bus" on the side driving in downtown New York.
    • electric mobility
    • Clean Energy
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • Air Quality
    Forests
    Insights
    July 20, 2023

    Wood Is Not the Climate-friendly Building Material Some Claim it to Be

    • Food
    • land use
    • Climate
    • commodities
    • Buildings
    unloading log truck at lumber processing mill
    • Food
    • land use
    • Climate
    • commodities
    • Buildings
    Climate
    Insights
    March 9, 2023

    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
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    September 23, 2022

    The Health, Economic and Community Benefits of Zero-carbon Buildings

    • Climate
    • Buildings
    • Cities
    • renewable energy
    An apartment building roof in Manhattan has been converted to offer residents the opportunity to garden.
    • Climate
    • Buildings
    • Cities
    • renewable energy
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    July 12, 2022

    How China Can Cut its Road Transportation Emissions by 95%

    • transportation
    • GHG emissions
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Electric Mobility
    • public transit
    • Air Quality
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Beijing highway
    • transportation
    • GHG emissions
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Electric Mobility
    • public transit
    • Air Quality
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 10, 2022

    How the US Can Speed its Shift to Climate-smart Infrastructure

    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • Climate
    • Buildings
    • infrastructure
    • carbon removal
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
    Electric vehicle charging station in Austin, TX
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • Climate
    • Buildings
    • infrastructure
    • carbon removal
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
    Cities
    Insights
    April 21, 2022

    5 Ways to Cut Oil and Gas Use Through Clean Transportation

    • Cities
    • biking
    • public transit
    • Climate
    • fossil fuels
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Health & Road Safety
    A bike lane in NYC
    • Cities
    • biking
    • public transit
    • Climate
    • fossil fuels
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Health & Road Safety
    Cities
    Insights
    February 3, 2022

    3 Ways to Reimagine Public Transport for People and the Climate

    • public transit
    • Climate
    • Climate Equity
    • Air Quality
    Belo Horizonte - MOVE
    • public transit
    • Climate
    • Climate Equity
    • Air Quality
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    December 17, 2021

    5 Ways China’s Cities Can Drive Equitable and Sustainable Urbanization

    • Urban Development
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • nature-based solutions
    • development
    • low carbon development
    A close-up of shrubbery with skyscrapers in the distant background.
    • Urban Development
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • nature-based solutions
    • development
    • low carbon development
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    March 12, 2021

    Unpacking the US CLEAN Future Act

    • Buildings
    • coronavirus
    • net-zero emissions
    • climate policy
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • energy efficiency
    • environmental justice
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    The United States Capitol Building at night.
    • Buildings
    • coronavirus
    • net-zero emissions
    • climate policy
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • energy efficiency
    • environmental justice
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    September 14, 2020

    Local Climate Action in US Proves Resilient to COVID-19

    • Climate
    • Buildings
    • Climate Resilience
    • coronavirus
    • GHG emissions
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    A windmill with a cloudy sky in the background.
    • Climate
    • Buildings
    • Climate Resilience
    • coronavirus
    • GHG emissions
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    Europe
    Insights
    June 2, 2020

    Europe Charts a Course for Sustainable Recovery from COVID-19

    • Buildings
    • Climate Resilience
    • coronavirus
    • land use
    • renewable energy
    EU Parliament, Strasbourg, France
    • Buildings
    • Climate Resilience
    • coronavirus
    • land use
    • renewable energy
    Energy
    Insights
    March 3, 2020

    Will Mexico Rise to the Zero-carbon Buildings Challenge?

    • Cities
    • Buildings
    Mexico City skyline
    • Cities
    • Buildings
    Energy
    Insights
    November 4, 2019

    Buildings Are an Ideal but Overlooked Climate Solution

    • Cities
    • Buildings
    • Climate
    • energy efficiency
    • greenhouse gases
    Installing a green roof. Zero carbon buildings are viable, flexible and affordable right now. Photo by Ziggy Liloia/Flickr
    • Cities
    • Buildings
    • Climate
    • energy efficiency
    • greenhouse gases
    Asia
    Insights
    October 24, 2019

    Buildings Are a Hidden Source of Indian Cities’ Extreme Heat

    • Energy
    • Cities
    • Buildings
    Tight-packed buildings in Chennai, India
    • Energy
    • Cities
    • Buildings
    Energy
    Asia
    Insights
    September 17, 2019

    China Is Investing $13 Trillion in Construction. Will It Pursue Zero Carbon Buildings?

    • Cities
    • Buildings
    • Climate
    • Energy
    Guangzhou’s Pearl River Tower
    • Cities
    • Buildings
    • Climate
    • Energy

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