These pioneering cities are trying, in just a few decades, to eliminate fossil fuels from their immense, complex systems and prepare to handle the grave impacts of climate change. A city innovation lab isn’t a facility with highly controlled conditions; it’s the entire city–the complex, real urban world with…
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The Internet provides many websites that rate the “livability” of cities around the U.S. and the world: “The Top 100 Best Places to Live in America,” “America’s 50 Best Cities,” “Where Are the Best and Worst Cities to Retire,” and many others. They compare many indicators…
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When I worked for the City of Chicago applying its Climate Action Plan, our work was funded by the lack of climate resilience: The City had successfully sued the electric utility for failing to provide service during an extreme heat event, and the settlement paid for…
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Equity means quite different things to two stakeholders I work with the most: Investors who deal in debt and equity and seek to benefit from the risk and opportunity that climate change creates. Urban planners and nonprofits dealing in social equity and cohesion and eager to…
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A new, first-ever study of climate planning by 885 European cities reveals several patterns: More than a third of the cities–local authorities–have done NO climate planning for either GHG reduction or adaptation–and nearly 9 out of 10 cities have no adaptation plan. In nations without any national government…
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After Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico in September 2017, it was often declared that “modern life” on the island of 4 million people had ended. Mostly, this meant a grueling descent into life without electricity and the benefits it provides. We often equate what’s modern with…
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