Resilient Cities
UK aid cuts hit developing cities’ plans to protect against floods and fires
The urban poor in Nairobi, Kathmandu, Quito and Istanbul will lose out from deep budget cuts to the UK-backed Tomorrow’s Cities programme
Cities hold the key to addressing climate change, says UN panel
NEWS: Smart planning of urban environments can spawn more efficient transport and energy use, says IPCC
Ban Ki-moon selects Bloomberg as cities and climate change envoy
Former NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg latest high-profile appointment as UN pushes for ambitious global deal
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Manhattan’s climate change “killing season” to grow
New research predicts a surge in heat-related deaths in epicentre of New York City
Time to adapt to climate change, say world’s biggest cities
C40 group says it’s time to balance cutting emissions with preparing for the consequences of a warming world
Dig up your lawn & live somewhere hot to cut emissions
Garden lawns are more prolific carbon emitters than some farm crops, and keeping yourself warm uses much more energy than running an air conditioner
Asian mega cities need ‘green urbanisation’ to avoid climate change disaster, warns ADB
Asian Development Bank says more attention must be paid to environmental stress as the region prepares for an additional 1.1 billion urban residents in next 30 years.
Bonn 2012: Taiwan’s biggest polluter eyes up green benefits
The China Steel Corporation emits 22 million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year – but as RTCC has been finding out – it says it can cut this drastically
Koahsiung: The Taiwan city aiming to turn steel mills green
Speaking to RTCC at the ICLEI Resilient Cities 2012 conference, Shyh-Fang Liu deputy mayor of Koahsiung in Taiwan talks about how the city is transforming itself with the environment in mind.
Planet’s largest cities commit to measuring and reporting emissions
At the ICLEI Resilient Cities conference in Bonn, 40 of the world’s most populous cities have launched a programme to measure, report and verify their carbon emissions.