Who should engage in raising ambition and accelerating climate action? Over the last two weeks, national and local representatives gathered in Bonn for the Bonn Climate Change Conference organized by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to discuss this point. Celebrating the important achievements of COP 21, governments and other key actors
In Seine-Saint-Denis, the residential sector is the most energy-intensive sector after transport. To meet its objectives to halve energy consumption and to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by a factor of four by 2050, the department is looking to implement a massive thermal renovation project for existing buildings. However, households who would like to invest
Almada’s Local Development Strategy, entitled “Almada+: Sustainability, Solidarity and Eco-Efficiency”, comprises a number of initiatives, including the “Almada Less Carbon Climate Fund”, which will reduce Almada’s carbon footprint by financing energy efficiency and renewable energy investments. The Fund is: successfully financing the implementation of Almada’s Sustainable Energy Action Plan, contributing to sensible reductions in energy consumption
Welcome to the latest edition of ICLEI Links, our roundup of sustainability-related news and commentary from around the web! ICLEI Stories ICLEI Leaders and Members to strengthen Pope Francis’ efforts on climate, modern slavery and sustainability Scientists plot path to climate stabilization at CFCC15: Transformative solutions are urgently needed 10 Indonesian cities commit to Compact
Welcome to the latest edition of ICLEI Links, our roundup of sustainability-related news and commentary from around the web! ICLEI Stories Cities, regions and civil society urge nations to accelerate the transition towards low-carbon, resilient communities at COP21 New report states: Better economic growth can close the emissions gap City Stories Thousands March in Toronto,
Welcome to the latest edition of ICLEI Links, our roundup of sustainability-related news and commentary from around the web! ICLEI Stories New co-operation between ICLEI and the Ramsar Secretariat announced at COP 12 Over 800 non-Party stakeholders to participate in World Summit Climate & Territories Anne Hidalgo and Michael Bloomberg to co-chair “Climate Summit for
Welcome to the latest edition of ICLEI Links, our roundup of sustainability-related news and commentary from around the web! ICLEI Stories Essen announced as European Green Capital 2017 First working meeting of World Cities: EU-Canada Exchange to take place in July in Toronto ICLEI lauds Pope Francis’ call for action on climate change and sustainable
Welcome to the latest edition of ICLEI Links, our roundup of sustainability-related news and commentary from around the web! ICLEI Stories World Summit Climate & Territories will contribute to developing a credible roadmap for limiting global warming to 2°C Cities begin to TAP potential for COP21 City Stories Inside Venice’s bid to hold back the
Between 2011 and 2012, three hurricanes struck New York City, seriously damaging the city’s coasts. For example, Hurricane Sandy caused $19 billion in damage, left 2 million people without power, and flooded 17% of the city’s land mass. Moreover, 1.1 million children were unable to attend school, and there were 44 fatalities. Jaime Torres-Springer, Partner
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