The United Nation (UN) projects that 2.5 billion more people will live in cities by 2050, up from 4.4 billion today. Of the growing global population, most will come from the urban areas of low- and middle-income...
The following report presents the results of analyzing 30 city-level Climate Action Plans (CAPs) from Latin America and the Caribbean region. The report is structured into two main sections. This first...
The following report presents the results of analyzing 30 city-level Climate Action Plans (CAPs) from Latin America and the Caribbean region. The report is structured into two main sections. This first...
Approximately 70% of greenhouse gas emissions are generated through consumption in urban areas, which means that decarbonization of cities is essential to limit climate change to 1.5 to 2 °C. While per...
This technical note serves as a primer on smart city solutions for climate mitigation in urban areas. It introduces a subset of solutions that have shown great promise in the path toward decarbonization...
The objective of this note is to discuss the varying sources and impacts of CO2 and non-CO2 gases, place their emissions into context, and discuss ways in which cities can address their contributions to...
This note has two main objectives. First, it highlights the critical need for low-carbon slum upgrading within city investments for climate mitigation. Second, it demonstrates that practical, affordable...
City-level greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data is necessary as an input into identifying, planning, and monitoring urban climate change mitigation actions. Until recently, the availability of emissions...
Electrification of transport is an essential component of urban climate change mitigation. Transport is responsible for around a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions. Emissions from the transport...
Urban GHG modeling tools vary in their intended uses, user interfaces, inputs, outputs, costs, etc. This knowledge note is intended as a primer, to help cities and organizations working with cities understand...
This knowledge note aims to summarize the relationships between urban form and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, for reference by practitioners and policymakers. It explores the ways in which various elements...
The Enabling Conditions for Urban Climate Finance Part 2 is a contribution of the World Bank to the State of Cities Climate Finance Report 2021. Part 2 analyzes enabling frameworks and presents solutions...
In 2020, humans were responsible for emitting around 50 GtCO2e (about 6.4 tonnes per person). Under the Paris Agreement, national governments have agreed to rein in these emissions to almost zero within...