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Bob Ward, Policy and Communications Director of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment has been appointed Chair of the London Climate Change Partnership. The London Climate Change Partnership brings together organisations and companies who are working together to make London the most climate-resilient global city. Read more
What is net zero and why is it needed? The term ‘net zero’ refers to the target of reducing the... Read more
This commentary post outlines some of the main findings from a project to evaluate the impact of the Belfast, Edinburgh... Read more
The UN recently published a report on the net zero commitments of ‘non-state actors’, including businesses and cities. Ian Higham examines the key ways the report’s recommendations advance the net zero accountability agenda and discusses potential pitfalls and possible next steps in global governance of net zero. Read more
Why are cities vulnerable to climate change? With more than half of the global population living in urban areas, and... Read more
Many approaches and tools have been developed and used to measure climate resilience in cities. The authors of this study explore if and how such tools can be or have been used to support decision-making for building urban climate resilience. Read more
In this short news feature Swenja Surminski explains how Lagos, Jakarta and Mumbai are threatened by climate change due to... Read more
This news article looks at the impact of recent summer storms on the East coast of the USA and on other global cities. Read more
This study explores how and to what extent tools to measure urban climate resilience can be or have been utilised by city-level actors to support their decision-making processes for building resilience. Read more
