It curbs climate change, creates economic opportunities, and improves health by cutting emissions, promoting renewables, and using nature-based solutions.
Culture and heritage are primarily local phenomena due to the hundreds years of history of cities and their local conditions. This means local and regional governments have massive responsibilities to protect them. But at the same time, we should collectively develop a new culture of sustainability in order to reach a 1.5 C compatible world under the Paris Agreement and deliver other sustainable development goals.
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This post has been written as part of the UrbanShift project by Bhaskar Padigala, Karishma Asarpota, and Matteo Bizzotto. Among…
This blog was written by Karishma Asarpota, Jr. Officer, Climate & Energy Action, and Himanshu Raj, Officer, Sustainable Mobility Global…
Today’s food systems account for approximately one third of total GHG emissions, are a primary cause of environmental degradation, loss…
The uneven distribution of climate impacts between the Global North and South is irrefutable. As the Global South mobilizes to…
Focusing on SDG 13 (Climate Action), Taipei City’s vigorous climate action towards its net-emissions goal can be divided into three main aspects that cut across other SDGs: environmental, economic, and social.
This blog was originally written for UrbanShift by Braoin MacLauchlan, Communications Assistant at ICLEI World Secretariat, and edited by Matteo…
By Lucas Dietrichson, Communication Strategist, City of Malmö The Copenhagenize index ranked Malmö in 2017 as the 5th most bicycle-friendly…
By Lucas Dietrichson, Communication Strategist, City of Malmö and Braoin MacLauchlan, Communications Assistant, ICLEI World Secreteriat As one part of…
After five packed days of discussion, workshops and networking on everything from multi-level collaborations to addressing land capture, Daring Cities…
After Day 1 focused on the approaches cities are taking to mobilize in the climate emergency, Day 2 of Daring…