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Comprising 80% of global GDP and 56% of the global population, urban centers provide a particularly pivotal venue for climate leadership that advances resiliency, supports millions of jobs and uplifts marginalized communities.
This report – led by Coalition for Urban Transitions in partnership with 36 organizations throughout the world – serves as a call to action for how cities can accelerate the global transition away from carbon while revitalizing their communities.
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The challenge for cities to cultivate development and address the existential threat of climate change was exacerbated in 2020 by the devastation of Covid-19.
The pandemic has uniquely affected cities in ways that are still being shaped. But they remain vital to countries’ economic engines and sustainable development.
National leaders must harness the power of cities to help their countries recover from the effects of Covid-19 in lasting ways that also help them meet development and climate objectives. Cities provide laboratories where policymakers can pilot transportation, energy and social programmes and form the basis for initiatives that can be scaled up throughout their countries.
This study examines six emerging economies – Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico and South Africa – and proposes how national and urban leaders, as well as the private sector, can build inclusive, vibrant and climate-resilient futures.
Project / Understanding health and wellbeing impacts of mobility and co-designing mobility infrastructure improvements.
Initiative / This initiative investigates how rapidly growing cities affect residents' wellbeing and how this interacts with the overall health of city systems.
Other publication / This brief explores four important carbon-intensive industries in the U.S. and discusses the key policy considerations for achieving their decarbonization.
Other publication / This paper outlines the policy approaches that governments can take to drive decarbonisation and ensure affordable and sustainable energy access for all.
Feature / A new paper from the Coalition for Urban Transitions outlines the vital role of national and city governments in driving decarbonisation of the power sector.
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