cities

Cities hold the key to turning the carbon challenge into clean growth

Policy

Cities hold the key to turning the carbon challenge into clean growth

From educating citizens to prioritising green infrastructure and investment, cities can drive the transition to a more sustainable economy, writes UK Business Council for Sustainable Development’s Jason Longhurst

clock 15 July 2022 • 3 min read
Report: Almost $31tr in global GDP at risk of disruption from nature-loss in cities

Buildings

Report: Almost $31tr in global GDP at risk of disruption from nature-loss in cities

Action to restore and enhance nature, green space, and biodiversity in urban areas should be a 'foremost priority', World Economic Forum warns

clock 18 January 2022 • 3 min read
COP26: UK launches Urban Climate Action Programme, as cities urged to set net zero goals

Infrastructure

COP26: UK launches Urban Climate Action Programme, as cities urged to set net zero goals

Minister warns that global climate goals at risk if cities lock in new wave of high carbon infrastructure

clock 11 November 2021 • 2 min read
'We need the full backing of central governments': 350 cities and firms call for climate action support

Politics

'We need the full backing of central governments': 350 cities and firms call for climate action support

Smart City Sustainability Charter calls on world leaders to acknowledge the role cities can play in tackling climate change

clock 27 September 2021 • 3 min read

Climate change

Hundreds of climate-threatened cities lack adaptation plans, CDP warns

Up to 400 million people could be living in cities with no plan to combat growing threat from floods, storms and heatwaves by 2030, CDP finds

clock 12 May 2021 • 3 min read

Transport

Cycling is 10 times more important than electric cars for reaching net zero cities

Research led by the University of Oxford's Christian Brand shows people who walk or cycle have lower carbon footprints from daily travel

clock 06 April 2021 • 4 min read

Policy

Study: Five-fold jump in urban fossil fuel bans worldwide

A billion people now live in cities with a renewable energy target or policy in place, according to the latest analysis by green think tank REN21

clock 18 March 2021 • 2 min read

Transport

Despite the hydrogen hype, electricity will drive net zero transport

Cars, buses, trucks, scooters and even planes are going electric, and Britain needs an electricity grid able to cope with it, writes Onward's Ted Christie-Miller

clock 13 January 2021 • 4 min read

Investment

Building better cities: from Los Angeles to Copenhagen

Better cities are not just about adapting to climate change - they should also be designed so the benefits of urbanisation are fully shared and inclusive, writes Liontrust's Peter Michaelis

clock 17 December 2020 • 4 min read

Policy

CDP: Five British cities ranked among world's best for climate action and transparency

London, Greater Manchester, Bournemouth, Leicester and Coventry all make the grade among non-profit CDP's annual rankings of cities leading the field on climate action

clock 18 February 2020 • 2 min read