How green bonds are shaping the future of sustainable investment
Green bonds can unlock infrastructure investment opportunities for cities and nations to finance transformative solutions.
Scaling climate finance: From COP29 to COP30 and beyond
The urgent call for increased climate finance for local and regional governments has resonated globally with stakeholders rallying to address this challenge. Initial commitments and progress on mechanisms at COP29 in Baku, while encouraging, mark just the beginning of a critical journey toward COP30 in Belém, Brazil.
Can you build an investment-ready climate project?
How can we build capacity for local and regional officials to access diverse funding sources for climate adaptation and mitigation…
The New Urban Agenda: An opportunity for cities and nations
From Seberang Perai, Malaysia, to Seoul, Republic of Korea, sustainable cities have unique assets. They are home to visionary leaders,…
Is communication the greatest barrier to unlocking climate finance?
Financing resilient urban development is an essential tool in achieving global sustainability targets. Yet there is a lack of communication…
Transformative Actions Program (TAP) on Center Stage at Cities & Regions Pavilion
The Transformative Actions Program (TAP) showcased local and subnational climate action at COP21 in Paris, as local and subnational governments…
Selecting Transformative Local Climate Projects for Implementing Partners
When we ask cities about their climate projects, they often explain that funding is inadequate. When we ask financial institutions…
TAPplications: Pasto Creates “Street Superblocks” for Sustainable Urban Mobility
This blog series presents some of the applications to the Transformative Actions Program, to show you how cities are “tapping”…
TAPplications: the 100,000 Houses Plan in Nord-Pas de Calais
This blog series presents some of the applications to the Transformative Actions Program, to show you how cities are “tapping”…
A Time for Pioneering Local Climate Action
As the COP21 approaches, national governments have recognized that, as UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon put it, “The road to sustainability…