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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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Financing the Urban Transition: Policy Makers Summary

  • Topic
    Climate Finance
  • Published On
    January 01, 2017
  • Author(s)
    Floater, G., Dowling, D., Chan, D., Ulterino, M., Braunstein, J., McMinn
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    • Financing the Urban Transition: Policy Makers Summary

    This Policymakers’ Summary focuses on the role of national governments in mobilising and directing urban finance, with the aim of supporting policymakers and practitioners to think systematically about financing urban development. It builds on a growing body of research that highlights the critical role of central governments in establishing more effective and efficient mechanisms to finance sustainable urban infrastructure.

ICLEI Resilient Cities Report 2016

  • Country/ City
    Global
  • Topic
    Climate Change, Resilience
  • Published On
    October 01, 2016
  • Author(s)
    Thiago Soares Barbizan, Laura Kavanaugh and Evgenia Mitroliou
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    • ICLEI Resilient Cities Report 2016

    Resilient Cities is the global forum on urban resilience and adaptation convened in Bonn, Germany. The congress series provides an international platform to share the latest information, good practices, challenges, and innovations for creating more resilient cities. From 2016, the congress also provides an opportunity to track local progress on the resilience targets of the Sustainable Development Goals. The congress outcomes present an annual snapshot of the state of urban resilience, building on discussions and developments from previous years.

CURB Tool: Climate Action for Urban Sustainability (Spanish)

  • Topic
    Climate Action Planning
  • Published On
    September 01, 2016
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    • CURB Tool: Climate Action for Urban Sustainability (Spanish)

    CURB: Climate Action for Urban Sustainability was developed by a partnership between the World Bank, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, AECOM Consulting and Bloomberg Philanthropies. CURB uses local city data to provide tailored analyses that will help cities evaluate low carbon actions. In case there are some data gaps, a common problem in many cities, CURB provides alternative data that can be used from comparable cities, countries or regions.

Accelerating Building Efficiency - Eight Actions for Urban Leaders

  • Country/ City
    Global
  • Topic
    Efficiency
  • Published On
    May 01, 2016
  • Author(s)
    Renilde Becque, Eric Mackres, et al
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    • Accelerating Building Efficiency - Eight Actions for Urban Leaders

    Reference Source: WRI, Johnsons Control

    With buildings responsible for 32 percent of global energy consumption and a quarter of CO2 emissions, there is a huge, under-tapped opportunity to create more sustainable cities through building efficiency. More efficient buildings can generate economic benefits, reduce environmental impacts and improve people’s quality of life.

Recovering energy from biogas produced in wastewater treatment plants: the case of Almada in Portugal

  • Topic
    Renewable Energy, Management, Recycling, Disposal
  • Published On
    March 01, 2016
  • Author(s)
    Almada, Portugal
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    • Recovering energy from biogas produced in wastewater treatment plants: the case of Almada in Portugal

    This case study documents the recovery of the biogas generated in the wastewater treatment process and highlights its importance within the framework of the Local Strategy for Climate Change of the Municipality of Almada. As a coastal city, progressive water and wastewater management toward a carbon efficient urban water cycle is a priority for the City Council of Almada.

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