Turning Promises into Progress: Lessons from Campinas’s Climate Action Plan
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by Raisa de Castro Soares, Max Jamieson, Reynaldo Mello Neto and Tiago Silveira
2h ago
Cities are at the forefront of climate impacts, and city governments are key actors in unlocking action to build urban resilience and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In recent years, the number of cities and regions committing to climate action and ..read more
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Climate Finance Is a Top Story To Watch in 2025
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by Ani Dasgupta
2h ago
For more than 20 years, WRI has identified annual “stories to watch.” These are the year’s moments, issues and decisions that we believe will shape the future trajectory of the world. In the past, we’ve highlighted things like dangerous heat in cities ..read more
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How Project Preparation Facilities Can Unlock Climate Finance for Cities
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by John-Rob Pool, Eillie Anzilotti, Francisco Martes Porto Macedo, Jessy Appavoo, André Almeida da Vila, Bruno Incau and Magdala Arioli
5d ago
Moldova’s capital city, Chișinău, recently secured a €20 million investment to tackle flooding and pollution of the Bîc River, aiming to transform it into a valuable recreational amenity for 100,000 residents and mitigate future flood risks. This funding, which combines loans from ..read more
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‘Direct Pay’ Tax Credits Bring Clean Energy and So Much More to US Communities
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by Ian Goldsmith, Ryan Whittemore and Kat Carroll
1w ago
The U.S. Inflation Reduction Act’s “direct pay” provision offers communities across the country access to clean energy tax credits for the first time. Just two years after it was introduced, direct pay is already helping to bring clean vehicles to ..read more
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4 Graphics Explain Los Angeles’ Rare and Devastating January Fires
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by James MacCarthy and Jessica Richter
3w ago
Wildfires have been rapidly spreading across the Los Angeles area since Jan. 7, displacing upwards of 175,000 people and claiming at least five lives as of Jan. 9. The Palisades fire — the first to erupt and the biggest blaze ..read more
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4 Cities Looking Beyond Rider Fares To Fund Better, More Resilient Public Transit
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by Anna Kustar, Adam Davidson, Thet Hein Tun, Ben Welle and Meghna Ray
1M ago
Public transit is not only a vital network connecting people to jobs, services and one another; it’s also an important climate solution. The world needs to double public transit capacity by 2030 as part of its larger roadmap to slash planet-warming emissions ..read more
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TheCityFix’s Top 10 Blogs from 2024
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by Taylor Symes and Schuyler Null
1M ago
2024 was tumultuous. Cities saw record-breaking temperatures, a sharp uptick in climate-related disasters, violent conflict in too many places, and contentious elections that shifted local, national and regional politics. But amidst the tumult, cities centered themselves as global leaders in ..read more
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After a Tumultuous 2024, What’s Next for Cities?
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by Rogier van den Berg
1M ago
2024 has been a tumultuous year: More than half the world’s population went to the ballot box — some voting for radical change — extraordinary weather events have devastated communities and countries have been rocked by continued violent conflict. Given ..read more
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The Urban20 Summit in Rio and the Importance of Subnational-National Collaboration
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by Fernando Correa and Toni Lindau
2M ago
As the first week of COP29 drew to a close with intense debates on climate financing and ambitious targets, and just days before the G20 Leaders’ Summit, another international forum turned Rio de Janeiro into the epicenter of discussions on ..read more
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How Cities Can Beat the (Extreme) Heat
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by Eillie Anzilotti
2M ago
In January 2024, the Central Business District of Cape Town, South Africa, endured a historically brutal day of heat: temperatures climbed to 44 degrees C – the highest ever measured in the city. But on that same day, people in other parts ..read more
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