New research form the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and the Coalition for Urban Transitions shows that well-designed, compact cities are better for investors as well as citizens and the environment.
New paper highlights the synergies between aspirations for urban development and the imperative for climate action.
To unlock the potential of better food and land use, business leaders and policy-makers working in the food and land sectors need long-term science-based targets and pathways to make better-informed decisions, write Gemedo Dalle (PhD), Ethiopian minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, and Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever and chair of the Food & Land Use Coalition.
We need a concerted and coordinated effort to simultaneously develop new solutions and technologies in the shipping industry, writes Felipe Calderón.
Government strategies and innovative pilot projects can help passengers save money and benefit the environment, writes Naina Lal Kidwai.
From International Women's Day to Women's History Month, March is a good time to focus on gender equality -- and the need to support women who are the most vulnerable to climate impacts. Tackling this challenge is essential to creating a global sustainable economy, writes Rachel Spiegel.
Empowered women are not only critical for the environment, but also crucial to the global economy, write Kristalina Georgieva and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
Home to more than a billion people, these countries are charting a dynamic path towards low-carbon wealth. To stay the course, they'll need to confront three issues: inclusive development, rapidly-expanding cities and economy-wide measures for reducing carbon emissions, writes Priyanka Mohanty.
It is all our responsibility to ensure that a sustainable future holds a place for everyone, writes Sharan Burrow.
2018 must be a year in which governments, business, investors and civil society step up and publicly commit to enhancing their climate commitments by 2020, writes Helen Mountford.