The United Nations Environment Programme’s new Overshoot Report shows why every fraction of warming above 1.5°C matters, and what cities need to change in their planning, finance and governance.
The forthcoming Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on Climate Change and Cities (SR-Cities) could become a major scientific and political resource for urban climate action. But whether it does will depend on work already underway to translate evidence into stronger multilevel governance, practical tools, investment-ready solutions, and locally meaningful narratives.
A new paper highlights gaps in urban climate research and sets out a roadmap to accelerate ecological transitions. Its insights will help shape the upcoming IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities and drive a new era of data and community-driven multilevel climate governance.
We need to dig in and build stronger links between climate science, urban policy and practice. The interconnection between the…
Last year ended with a sense that the momentum on sustainable development is durable. It was a hard blow when…
Local action is the linchpin of a climate-safe, resilient future in our cities and towns. This week, visionary local leaders…