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How Cities Are Finding Local Solutions To Issues Like Climate ...


How Cities Are Finding Local Solutions To Issues Like Climate ...

Haynes said local government is really at the forefront of addressing these issues, looking to tackle rising temperatures in urban areas by ...

Cities and Local Action to Combat Climate Change | UNFCCC

For instance, producing goods and food locally can lower the cost of transportation, reduce waste and help local economies. We are looking for videos that ...

The Top 5 Ways Cities Are Addressing Climate Change

Climate action plans are one of the major ways that city leaders are communicating about these issues. These plans detail how jurisdictions can ...

5 Big Ideas to Address the Climate Crisis and Inequality in Cities

Local communities and female leaders now have increased access to city-level initiatives and decision-making, and have helped make climate ...

Cities have a key role to play in tackling climate change – here's why

Additionally, communities and cities can focus on sustainable waste management, local food production, and enhancing urban green spaces to ...

Here's how cities can have a positive impact on the climate

... climate action. Cities need greater support to find sustainable solutions for urban ecosystems ... City solutions to climate change problems ...

Hyper-LOCAL Solutions to GLOBAL Challenges - MIT Media Lab

According to the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, cities contribute 67-72% of global carbon emissions. The IPCC also highlights ...

How US cities are finding creative ways to fund climate progress

Where enabling state and local legislation exists, financial tools such as property assessed clean energy programs are helping cities address ...

How Cities Can Advance Equitable Climate Resilience Policies

Nature-based solutions and green infrastructure are strategies in the toolkit to help policymakers address the intersectional issues of climate ...

Health and Climate Solutions From Cities Around the World

While the headlines can be daunting, the good news is that many city leaders understand these issues and are using economic development, climate ...

Climate and Health: Global Problems, Local Solutions

For effective approaches to combat climate change, world leaders should look to cities like New York.

Transformational climate actions by cities | Buildings & Cities

Their role as cultural centers, and commerce and innovation hubs, means they are also promising sources of solutions. Taken together, these ...

Cities are the missing piece for countries to address climate change

Many are already leading the way. With the support of city networks and alliances like the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group and the Global ...

Midwest Cities Drive Climate Change Solutions | ELPC

Local energy production keeps renewable energy dollars in our communities, so residents aren't paying to import electricity generated by finite resources like ...

Climate and resilience in cities - OECD

Faced with the escalating impacts of climate change, economic crises, demographic changes and the ongoing repercussions of COVID-19, cities find themselves ...

Cities: a 'cause of and solution to' climate change - UN News

Cities in developing countries also face barriers in accessing climate finance including a lack of focus on cities as a strategic priority.

Integrating solutions to adapt cities for climate change - ScienceDirect

Adaptation measures that integrate technological, nature-based, and social solutions can provide multiple co-benefits to address complex socioecological issues ...

A Framework for Local Action on Climate Change

City leaders can help rebalance the economy by designing climate solutions and resilience strategies that tear down barriers to economic ...

How cities can use the law to advance climate action

The scope and scale of climate litigation is increasing, with more than 1,800 cases filed by local governments, non-governmental organisations, corporations, ...

4 ways cities are funding climate action | Bloomberg Cities

Local leaders aren't just unlocking funds for city government to spend on climate projects. They're also looking at ways to help local property ...