You can’t manage what you don’t measure. How climate reporting tracks progress and secures investment.

You can’t manage what you don’t measure. How climate reporting tracks progress and secures investment.

ByMatteo Bizzotto

A growing sense of urgency, propelled by the IPCC reports, COP26 discussions, and the need for real impact by 2030 mean climate policies have never been higher on the agenda. Climate reporting gives local and regional governments control to track, manage, and attain their climate goals. The good news is, it also attracts investment.

Strengthening synergies between culture and climate change science

Strengthening synergies between culture and climate change science

ByMatteo Bizzotto

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.

Mainstreaming climate action into urban development: Learnings from India’s innovative ClimateSmart Cities Assessment Framework (CSCAF) initiative

Mainstreaming climate action into urban development: Learnings from India’s innovative ClimateSmart Cities Assessment Framework (CSCAF) initiative

ByMatteo Bizzotto

This post has been written as part of the UrbanShift project by Bhaskar Padigala, Karishma Asarpota, and Matteo Bizzotto. Among…

Taipei City’s journey towards net-zero: Ambitious climate action, transparency, and SDGs.

Taipei City’s journey towards net-zero: Ambitious climate action, transparency, and SDGs.

ByMatteo Bizzotto

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.