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By 2050, almost two-thirds of the world’s population will live in cities, which already consume most of the world’s energy and emit the majority of greenhouse gases. This makes urban areas central to both the causes of climate change and the solutions. The white paper argues that decarbonizing cities is not only environmental policy, but a strategic industrial agenda. It introduces the “city-industry-climate nexus,” where infrastructure, production systems, value chains, and climate action converge. Cities host the industries that supply
Compendium for City Good Practice Series: How Paris Is Leveraging Nature For Climate Resilience
This report, as part of the Compendium for City Good Practice series, highlights Paris's innovative approach to climate resilience through the strategic integration of nature into urban environments. It offers a comprehensive overview of Paris's strategy on urban nature, showcasing how the city is integrating biodiversity into planning, leveraging green spaces, biodiversity corridors, and sustainable landscaping to mitigate the impacts of climate change. The report serves as a valuable resource for cities worldwide seeking to emulate Paris's successful model of
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Public Procurement for a Circular Economy
This guidance sets out the policy framework, strategic thinking and planning recommended before embarking on a public procurement process, engaging
Creating a world class culture of ecomobility: the case of Kaohsiung City
This case study showcases that how cities through concerted efforts can make a shift toward an ecomobile culture within their
Millions of residents in some of the fastest growing cities in the world don’t have access to clean, reliable energy
Confronting the Urban Housing Crisis in the Global South: Adequate, Secure, and Affordable Housing
This working paper on urban housing is the latest installment of WRI’s flagship World Resources Report (WRR), “Towards a More
Kitakyushu Model Subsector: Interplay between Solid Waste and Urban Flood Risk
The Kitakyushu Model is a methodology developed in Kitakyushu City, Japan to provide appropriate solutions for environmental challenges to pursue
CURB Tool: Climate Action for Urban Sustainability (English)
CURB: Climate Action for Urban Sustainability was developed by a partnership between the World Bank, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group
Land degradation and cities: The essential role of local and regional governments
Global concern for the challenges posed by land degradation has been affirmed by target 15.3 of the Sustainable Development Goals
Africa is urbanizing late but fast. This brings many benefits but, as this report shows: thus far, urbanization in Africa
Infrastructure interdependencies + Climate Risks Report
The C40 Infrastructure Interdependencies + Climate Risks Report summarizes the efforts of a sample of city governments and other public
GPSC Compendium: Achieving Affordable Housing for All
Urban population is exploding and by 2030, nearly 60 percent of the world's projected 8.3 billion people will live in
