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The city-industry-climate nexus: Cities as engines of global net-zero transitions in a shifting world

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

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Nature

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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Sludge to Energy: An Environment-Energy-Economic Assessment of Methane Capture from Sludge in Xiangyang City, Hubei Province

Rapid urbanization in China has substantially increased the quantity of liquid waste in municipalities, and has simultaneously engendered massive investments

Rail Plus Property Development in China: the Pilot Case of Shenzhen

China’s cities face significant challenges in financing the growth of urban transit infrastructure. The current practice of financing urban metro

Global Architecture of Climate Finance

The climate finance architecture—the system of specialized, public funds that help countries implement climate mitigation and adaptation projects and programs—is

Nigeria - Private Sector Participation in Solid Waste Management Activities in Ibadan

The report entitled 'private sector participation of solid waste management activities in Ibadan' provides Oyo State Government with recommendations to

Transport Emissions & Social Cost Assessment: Methodology Guide

The Transport Emissions & Social Cost Assessment is a project under the World Resources Institute’s Sustainable and Livable Cities Program

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

Governance of Inclusive Transit-Oriented Development in Brazil

Transit-oriented development (TOD)—a planning strategy focused on building compact, mixed-use neighborhoods with access to high-quality public transport and mobility options—is

Transforming the urban space through transit-oriented development : the 3V approach

Imagine a city that is more competitive, with higher-quality neighborhoods, lower infrastructure costs, and lower C02 emissions per unit of

Protecting and Strengthening the Land Tenure of Vulnerable Groups

Disputes over land access and control often escalate into violence and conflict leading to dispossession and forced displacement within and

A greener tomorrow: Water management in urban redevelopment: Dortmund, Germany

Dortmund has transformed from a major industrial city into the “green metropolis” of Germany’s Westphalia region. Following World War II