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Net Zero Carbon Buildings Instrument Database

This searchable database from the Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance offers decision-makers helpful tools to guide implementation of net-zero building approaches.

Thu, 08/08/2024 - 20:27
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Buenos Aires Hosts UrbanShift's Second City Academy

The three-day workshop brought together 24 Latin American cities to learn about and exchange ideas on developing vibrant, sustainable neighborhoods and promoting urban biodiversity as strategies to create greener and more resilient cities.

10 Nov 2022
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Mainstreaming climate action into urban development

While many sub-national governments are already undertaking direct or indirect climate actions, data aggregation and reporting remain a major challenge. One key way to facilitate sub-national reporting is to showcase best practices, like the CSCAF.

02 Dec 2021
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Event

India's ClimateSmart Cities Assessment Framework

This webinar showcases India's innovative ClimateSmart Cities Assessment Framework, launched in 2019 to support cities in evaluating their development strategies from a climate lens.

24 Nov 2021
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Will Progress at Climate Week Spur More Action Ahead of COP26?

While much more is needed ahead of COP26, here are the biggest signs of hope from UNGA and Climate Week, and what must happen next.

27 Sep 2021
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WRI, UNEP, GEF and Partners Launch “UrbanShift” to Transform Cities for People and Planet

UrbanShift will engage mayors, the private sector, UN agencies, multilateral development banks and other partners to support national and city governments. It will also serve as a knowledge & learning platform to connect cities with global expertise.

24 Sep 2021
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Global Launch of UrbanShift

This event marked the official launch of UrbanShift and took place virtually during Climate Week NYC 2021.

21 Sep 2021
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5 Issues to Watch at Climate Week 2021

Governments and businesses — especially world’s major emitters — must urgently step up their commitments to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, and then rapidly move from commitments to action.

16 Sep 2021
Publication

How to Enable Electric Bus Adoption in Cities Worldwide

This report provides step-by-step guidance to transit agencies to establish and achieve electric bus adoption targets using concrete and diverse real-world experiences.

Tue, 05/21/2019 - 14:51

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