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Bruno Sarda, (Jan 3, 2020)
CDP North America’s Bruno Sarda says global warming poses a material and physical risk for mayors. But for true resilience climate action must go hand in hand with tackling social equity
Oliver Balch, (Nov 6, 2019)
In the second part of his monthly Cheat Sheet roundup of sustainability news, Oliver Balch reports on the C40 World Mayors Summit and new science showing that food that is good for people is also good for the planet
Mark Hillsdon, (Apr 2, 2019)
Mark Hillsdon reports on how the signatories to the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment are seeking to address performance as well as renewable energy to meet radical decarbonisation goals
Mark Watts, (Oct 9, 2018)
Mark Watts of C40 Cities says this week’s IPCC report showing the danger of temperature rises exceeding 1.5°C offers an opportunity to transform cities into places that are both less polluted and more equitable
Michael Levitin, (Sep 20, 2018)
Michael Levitin reports on last week’s Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco, where ambitious climate action by mayors and state governors was in the spotlight
Oliver Balch, (Sep 4, 2018)
Nearly half of 18- to 34-year-olds planning SRI investment, says Triodos; Big Apple takes bite out of building emissions; fresh drives to cut food waste
Michael Levitin, (Aug 22, 2018)
With increasing EV ownership failing to make a dent in transport emissions, Governor Jerry Brown is hoping that next month’s Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco will unlock solutions. Michael Levitin reports
Mark Hillsdon, (Aug 22, 2018)
AVs have been hailed by groups like the WBCSD as the answer to sustainable mobility, but unless they are part of new shared public-private transport models they could just lead to more cars on the roads. Mark Hillsdon reports
Angeli Mehta, (Dec 13, 2017)
Angeli Mehta asks whether this year marked the beginning of the end of our love affair with the combustion engine
Mark Hillsdon, (Nov 23, 2017)
The green bond market is worth $100bn, but with $1trn needed to fund the low-energy transition by 2020, we assess what it will take to move the global financial system onto a more sustainable footing
Peter White, (Aug 1, 2017)
The WBCSD's Peter White argues that cities need to be strategic and take a holistic public-private approach to tackling air pollution and rising greenhouse gas emissions
April Streeter, (Jun 23, 2017)
With Trump slashing funding for public transport, cities are looking to companies for help in addressing crippling congestion
Diana Rojas, (Jun 5, 2017)
Nine state governors, 125 mayors and and 903 companies have vowed to honour US promises to cut CO2 emissions. As Diana Rojas reports, they see that green growth is good for business
Diana Rojas, (May 24, 2017)
The city of 21 million people is tapping into climate finance through the C40 to get its 21 million people moving again, reports Diana Rojas
Terry Slavin, (May 24, 2017)
The battle against global warming will be either won or lost in cities. To introduce our briefing on cities and climate change we look at why they will have to collaborate with the private sector to meet steep cuts in emissions