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Highlights

Energy experts on the best global solutions to decarbonize climate-stressed cities

Urban Transformation

How green services can enable circular economy in cities worldwide

Climate Action

How electrifying buildings can tackle emissions and improve public health

Urban Transformation

To create net-zero cities, we need to look hard at our older buildings

Guy Grainger 08 Nov 2022

A former coal hub is aiming to become Britain's first net-zero city

Samuel Baugh · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 17 Jun 2022
Circular Economy

How circular solutions can boost supply chain resilience and decarbonization

Neelam Melwani 02 Nov 2022
Urban Transformation

Discover how sweltering urban heat islands are being cooled down

Winston Chow and Abhinav Chugh 19 Aug 2022
Urban Transformation

Tokyo wants to build a future-proof city. Here’s how

Stefan Ellerbeck 21 Sep 2022
Urban Transformation

Cities are a key cause of climate change, but they can also be key to solving it

Daniel Trotta · Reuters 05 Apr 2022
Sustainable Development

From Paris to Dubai, how can we have more sustainable cities?

Alex Molinaroli 19 Jan 2016
Forum Institutional

This is the next hurdle in the construction industry's race to net-zero

Coen van Oostrom 20 Sep 2022
Climate Action

How to transition to an era of smart heat pumps

Madhuban Kumar and Jonathan Gilmour 13 Oct 2022
Climate Action

Could cities hold the key to accelerating net-zero progress?

Don McLean 14 Mar 2022

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Urban Transformation

This chart shows the impact rising urbanization will have on the world

Bruno Venditti · Visual Capitalist 26 Apr 2022

3 ways cities can promote new, greener mobility services

Andreas Nienhaus and Steffen Rilling 14 Oct 2022
Urban Transformation

This is the urban redesign that will define success for the future city

Greg Clark and Miguel Gamiño 04 Oct 2021
Urban Transformation

This is how small green spaces can help keep cities cool during heatwaves

Lingshan Li · The Conversation 24 Jun 2022
Energy Transition

5 ways cities can cut their oil and gas use

Siba El-Samra and Claudia Adriazola-Steil · World Resources Institute 08 Jun 2022
Forum Institutional

Rethinking buildings is a climate imperative: Here’s what to focus on

Jean-Pascal Tricoire 17 May 2022
Urban Transformation

Singapore's methodical approach to becoming a net-zero city

Khee Poh Lam, Giovanni Cossu, and Limin Hee 07 Mar 2022
Forum Institutional

India at Davos 2022: 5 highlights from the annual meeting

Pooja Chhabria 26 May 2022
Forum Institutional

Why energy storage and recycling go hand in hand

Francesco Starace 23 May 2022
Energy Transition

Cutting global carbon emissions: where do cities stand?

Susmita Dasgupta, Somik Lall, and David Wheeler · World Bank 13 Jan 2022
Sustainable Development

Why the world needs a fresh take on smart and sustainable infrastructure

Philippe Delorme and Mike Haigh 30 Nov 2021
Urban Transformation

4 expert views on how to accelerate investment in green buildings and decarbonize cities

Vincent Minier and Oliver Tsai 06 Dec 2021
Climate Action

Why the electric revolution needs to be about much more than cars

Kristen Panerali 05 Nov 2021
Energy Transition

COP26, getting to net-zero: How clean electricity can be crowdsourced by digitalizing the grid

Amina Hamidi and Philip New 19 Oct 2021
Energy Transition

How to end energy poverty and reach net-zero emissions

Damilola Ogunbiyi 02 Jul 2021
Climate Action

Why we can't stop the climate crisis without de-carbonizing cities

Barbara Buchner and Sameh Wahba · World Bank 26 Oct 2021
Urban Transformation

What Stockholm can teach the world about green urban development

Anna König Jerlmyr 14 Sep 2021
Sustainable Development

Cities are under siege from climate change. They need to adapt faster

John Rennie Short · The Conversation 26 Oct 2021
Energy Transition

Why buildings are the foundation of an energy-efficient future

Jean-Pascal Tricoire 22 Feb 2021
Energy Transition

A guide to decarbonizing the built environment

Mark Edward Rose 17 Jan 2022
Urban Transformation

COP26: London, Buenos Aires, Singapore are tackling pollution, congestion and climate change

Robin Pomeroy 12 Nov 2021
Climate Action

Digital twin technology can help decarbonize cities. Here's how

Michael Jansen 29 Jul 2021
Urban Transformation

How to build smart, zero carbon buildings - and why it matters

Clay Nesler, Khee Poh Lam, and Bertrand Lasternas 08 Sep 2021
Energy Transition

COP26: IEA chief Fatih Birol talks energy and climate change on the Radio Davos podcast

Robin Pomeroy 22 Oct 2021
Forum Institutional

12 steps to decarbonise your city

Stuart McLaren 13 Sep 2021
Urban Transformation

The path to a greener future begins in our cities

Philippe Delorme and Jeff Merritt 11 Mar 2021
Urban Transformation

How can we create green, inclusive and innovative urban spaces?

Laia Bonet and Sameh Wahba · World Bank 14 Sep 2021
Nature and Biodiversity

Extreme heat now affects 2 billion people living in cities, study finds

Harrison Tasoff · Futurity 14 Oct 2021
Climate Action

Why energy efficiency is the unsung hero of the fight against climate change

Jean-Pascal Tricoire 05 Nov 2021
Urban Transformation

Here are 7 of the world's greenest buildings at COP26 - and how they can help tackle climate change

Gayle Markovitz 02 Nov 2021
Climate Action

Everything you need to know about London's transition to net zero

Laurie Goering · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 05 Nov 2021
Urban Transformation

Turning urban sprawl into a net-zero city. Lessons from Melbourne

Robert Adams 16 Nov 2021
Urban Transformation

Cities are at the heart of our journey to net zero. Here's why

Emily Tan 23 Feb 2021
Forum Institutional

Cities in Africa and Europe must lead in the recovery. Here's why

Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr and Giuseppe Sala 25 Jan 2021
Urban Transformation

A net zero carbon future for cities

07 Apr 2022
Urban Transformation

5 ways governments and city leaders should be collaborating on decarbonization

João Doria, Patricia Ellen da Silva, and Marcus Vinholi 19 Jan 2021
Urban Transformation

Work is on the brink of a revolution – we need office buildings to match 

Coen van Oostrom 15 Jan 2021
Urban Transformation

7 principles of good governance for the post-pandemic city

Christian Ulbrich 14 Jan 2021
Urban Transformation

Decarbonizing cities – how to harmonize buildings, mobility and infrastructure

Jean-Pascal Tricoire and Francesco Starace 11 Jan 2021
Climate Action

What is servitization, and how can it help save the planet?

Dimitris Karamitsos, Thomas Motmans, Veronica Corno, and Carla Della Maggiora 20 Nov 2020
Jobs and the Future of Work

This is how public buildings can serve this crisis and be ready for the next one

Clay Nesler 13 Oct 2020
Health and Healthcare Systems

COVID-19: The cities leading a greener and fairer recovery

Giuseppe Sala 11 Sep 2020
Energy Transition

The built environment has a huge role to play in improving health and wellbeing

Rachel Gutter 15 Jun 2020
Energy Transition

Zero-carbon buildings are possible following these four steps

Clay Nesler 24 Jan 2020
Forum Institutional

To achieve net-zero carbon cities and buildings we need systemic efficiency

Francesco Starace and Jean-Pascal Tricoire 22 Jan 2020
Forum Institutional

Climate emergency: how our cities can inspire change 

Kim Fausing 17 Jan 2020
Energy Transition

The future looks bright for solar energy

Gerard Reid 16 Jan 2020
Energy Transition

These innovations could keep us cool without warming the planet

Radhika Lalit 16 Jan 2020
Urban Transformation

To build cities fit for the future, we need to think differently

Steve Demetriou 07 Jan 2020

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