Climate Change

This report presents the methodology and results of a study investigating the consumption-based greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from 79 cities, carried out by the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) in partnership with the University of Leeds (United Kingdom), the University of New South Wales (Australia), and Arup.

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.

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.

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.

Climate policies on building retrofits, bus networks and district energy and cooling can generate millions of jobs, save households billions of dollars, and prevent hundreds of thousands of deaths related to urban pollution all over the world. The report helps policymakers establish the case for climate action by providing evidence on how climate measures are interrelated with, and support, other urban policy goals.

This reports provides an approach to quantify the benefits of city-level measures in buildings, transport and energy supply. Evidence from this research demonstrates socioeconomic and health-related benefits of climate actions, broadening current definitions of societal wellbeing for decision- and policymakers.

A climate action plan is a strategic document (or series of plans and documents) that demonstrates how a city will deliver on its commitment to address climate change. C40 is rolling out an extensive programme of support to help cities align their climate action plans with objectives of the Paris Agreement. Our support will comprise a Climate Action Planning Framework (CAP Framework) and technical assistance programme.

A climate action plan is a strategic document (or series of plans and documents) that demonstrates how a city will deliver on its commitment to address climate change. C40 is rolling out an extensive programme of support to help cities align their climate action plans with objectives of the Paris Agreement. Our support will comprise a Climate Action Planning Framework (CAP Framework) and technical assistance programme.

A climate action plan is a strategic document (or series of plans and documents) that demonstrates how a city will deliver on its commitment to address climate change. C40 is rolling out an extensive programme of support to help cities align their climate action plans with objectives of the Paris Agreement. Our support will comprise a Climate Action Planning Framework (CAP Framework) and technical assistance programme