Top 5 takeaways for cities and regions from the UN Climate Action Summit
For this year’s Climate Action Summit in New York, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on leaders to bring concrete, realistic…
A Game Changing Approach to Help African Cities Better Manage Their Natural Assets
While cities in sub-Saharan Africa are striving to protect and revitalize urban natural assets, such as river systems and coastal…
Want to step up climate action in your city? Invest in your staff
Although they pave the way for national and international financial support, sophisticated emissions inventories are often the domain of the…
One city, many realities: The climate story in Lima
Peru is moving forward on climate action. Just few days before the Resilient Cities congress, the government passed Law 30754…
When science meets policy and practice: Top 3 ways to achieve Paris goals
We need to dig in and build stronger links between climate science, urban policy and practice. The interconnection between the…
Cincinnati’s plan to reach 100: The transition of an industrial legacy city into a renewable energy hub
by Hannah Rothschild, City-Business Collaboration Officer, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability with support from ICLEI USA To learn more…
How district energy solutions are changing cities
An increasing number of cities across the world are getting on board and reaping the benefits of district energy. According…
EcoCity2017 kicks off with clear message: Much needs to be done
By Nicholas Goedeking, PhD Student, UC Berkeley _ Today the 2017 ECOCITY World Summit launched in Melbourne, Australia. For three…
How Hiroshima became the first city in its region to prepare for a changing climate
To accelerate climate action and to protect residents from the negative impacts of climate change, the City of Hiroshima, Japan…
COP23 is on track to set the scene for multilevel, multistakeholder climate action. This is how success could look
Every year, there is a United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP)….
Building the architecture for inclusive and ambitious climate action
A focus on action at the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP22, the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Marrakech,…
How cities are advancing climate action under the New Urban Agenda
The New Urban Agenda establishes a vision for sustainable urbanization that requires strong action on climate. If we are to…