Which geographic entity in the Western Hemisphere has 22 million workers, a $4.3 trillion Gross Domestic Product, headquarters for about a third of the Fortune 500 companies, and is steadily reducing its GHG emissions and investing in its resilience to climate changes—all while increasing economic activity…
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We’re starting a new project, with support of the Summit Foundation–to look more closely at the challenge of “managed retreat” by cities vulnerable to sea level rise and other climate impacts. Your thoughts and examples welcome. There is not the slightest doubt that beachfront development…
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Paris. Copenhagen. Sydney: the three cities named by a distinguished panel I moderated, at the Environmental Grantmakers Association’s annual meeting, during which panelists were asked which city they had learned the most from about how to deal with climate change. Copenhagen was Seattle Chief Resilience Officer…
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Copenhagen’s vision for 2025, “Co-Create Copenhagen,” integrates its climate action strategies for GHG reduction and climate-change adaptation with a broader approach to the city’s development in the 21st century. This approach is not unique among leading-edge climate innovation cities, but CPH has been at it for…
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The divide widens every day between urban and rural communities in parts of the developing world. I experienced this trend first-hand during the month I spent on the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. I saw how this divide can be so substantial that the concepts…
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Cities in the U.S. are demonstrating that it is possible to reduce GHG emissions substantially while also growing their economies and populations.
October 19, 2017 | Adaptive Futures, Carbon-Free Advantage, Cities, Innovation Network for Communities, Renewable Energy, System Scale, Urban Climate Innovation, Urban Operating System
