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21 05 2021 | 18:16

Nearly half of cities lack plans to keep populations safe from climate threats.

New analysis released today shows that 43% of global cities do not have adaptation plans to keep people and critical infrastructure safe from climate threats, despite the fact that awareness of…

01 05 2021 | 14:03

Cities Are Our Best Hope for Surviving Climate Change.

The hysteria about urban density that arrived with the coronavirus is—like the pandemic itself—already easing. Regardless of how quickly or slowly urbanites return to their cramped apartments,…

03 04 2021 | 07:25

Available Now! Renewables in Cities 2021 Global Status Report.

REN21’s Renewables in Cities Global Status Report (REC) series provides an overview of the status, trends and developments of renewable energy in cities, using the most up-to-date information and…

23 01 2021 | 11:38

Decarbonizing Cities – How to Harmonize Buildings, Mobility and Infrastructure.

Why is it so important to decarbonize cities? And how can we do it? The first question is easy to answer: The cities in which more than half of us live account for nearly two-thirds of the CO2…

20 01 2021 | 09:41

Paris to Transform Champs-Élysées Into ‘Extraordinary Garden’.

Is Paris trading "la vie en rose" for "la vie en verte?" The Mayor of the French capital, Anne Hidalgo, told newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche Sunday that the city would follow through on a $305…

25 05 2020 | 09:00

Bristol reveals plans to pedestrianise historic centre in Covid-19 revamp.

Mayor sees pandemic as chance to change travel habits and revitalise city. A scheme to turn part of Bristol’s historic centre into a pedestrian-only zone within months has been set out as part of…

06 05 2020 | 08:14

Cities at the forefront of key battles for humanity: time for a new multilateralism?

We are living in one of those moments which define history. As it is always the case in such moments, the promise and peril of international cooperation, solidarity and multilateralism inevitably…

19 09 2019 | 16:01

National Governments Can Unlock Nearly $24 Trillion by Investing in Zero-Carbon Cities.

Low-carbon measures in cities could reduce urban emissions by nearly 90% and support 87 million jobs annually by 2030

08 04 2019 | 00:06

Deadly air in our cities: the invisible killer.

Traffic pollution is putting our children at risk. We meet campaigners – many of them concerned mothers – fighting back. In the winter you can taste and smell the pollution,” says Kylie ap Garth,…