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Climate Change

An estimated 70 percent of global greenhouse-gas emissions come from cities. Rapid urbanization is expected to continue, intensifying even further the energy use in the cities. Yet there is also an opportunity. Cities are also where the greatest energy efficiencies can take place. Learn more about how cities are tackling climate change – with innovative approaches to improving city management and service delivery, to encouraging green growth. 

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Primer for Cool Cities: Reducing Excessive Urban Heat – With a Focus on Passive Measures

  • Topic
    Health, Climate Change, Water Management, Transport, Efficiency
  • Published On
    July 21, 2020
  • Author(s)
    The World Bank
  • Abstract

    • Primer for Cool Cities: Reducing Excessive Urban Heat – With a Focus on Passive Measures

    Cities are getting hotter as a result of growing urbanization and global climate change. The negative impacts of temperature increases are significant and touch nearly every aspect of urban life. Protecting populations from extreme heat is one of the key resiliency and sustainability challenges of the twenty- first century.

Focused Acceleration: A Strategic Approach to Climate Action in Cities to 2030

  • Published On
    December 04, 2019
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    • Focused Acceleration: A Strategic Approach to Climate Action in Cities to 2030

    This report made in collaboration with the McKinsey Center for Business and Environment analyzes the biggest opportunities for cities to accelerate the reduction of their carbon emissions by pursuing a  strategy of "focused acceleration" on 12 carbon reduction opportunities within four action areas—power, buildings, mobility, and waste management.
     

Climate Action Planning City Academy

  • Country/ City
    World
  • Published On
    September 16, 2019
  • Abstract

    • Climate Action Planning City Academy

    The City Academy was co-organized by the GPSC Resource Team, the consortium made up of C40, ICLEI and WRI. This academy had the following objectives for participants:
     
     

Financing urban resiliency and low emission development in Asia

  • Country/ City
    Asia Pacific
  • Published On
    April 15, 2019
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    • Financing urban resiliency and low emission development in Asia

    This peer-to-peer workshop at the Resilient Cities Asia Pacific (RCAP2019) of the Global Platform for Sustainable Cities (GPSC) brings together representatives of some GPSC cities in Asia (Vijayawada, Jaipur, Mysore, and Melaka, including Alor Gajah Municipality and Hang Tuah Jaya Municipality) and other leading cities in India tackling climate ch

Urban Climate Action Impacts Framework

  • Published On
    March 28, 2019
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    • Urban Climate Action Impacts Framework

    This document presents an Urban Climate Action Impacts Framework that can be applied when exploring the wider impact of city climate action. The report functions as a user guide with common principles, taxonomy and guidelines for approaching the mapping and assessment of those wider impacts. This is the evidence that urban stakeholders need to guide and make the case for climate action.

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