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Posted Urban Form and GHG Emissions: An Overview of Integrated Planning Tools on Calendar
Over the next 30 years, achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will critically depend on urban land use and infrastructure development actions taken across multiple sectors (buildings, energy, transportation, water-sanitation, and waste) in global cities. Integrated urban planning addresses a multiplicity of urban sustainability objectives (e.g., economy, environment, inclusivity, and resilience), including cross-sectoral and cross-scale linkages (Ramaswami et al. 2016) and connection of physical planning with social, cultural, behavior and policy dimensions. This session will discuss the relationship between urban form and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and how the various elements of urban forum, including density, land use and the configuration of street networks can impact the carbon intensity of urban growth. It will also present the state of knowledge (science) and the state of practice (models actually used by cities for policy) for modeling the GHG mitigation benefits achievable through integrated urban planning. Opening Remarks Peter Ellis, Practice Manager, World Bank Presentations Chandan Deuskar, Urban Development Consultant, World Bank Xueman Wang, Senior Urban Specialist, World Bank Anu Ramaswami, Professor, Princeton University Panel Discussion Alexandrina Platonova-Oquab, Senior Carbon Finance Specialist, World Bank Andrew Fang, AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow, USAID |
Mar 05 2021, 3:49 PM |
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Updated City Climate Finance Gap Fund Launch on Calendar
Join us for the launch of the City Climate Finance Gap Fund. Taking place online, the launch brings together some of the most senior champions and thought-leaders in the development of climate-smart cities. |
Sep 14 2020, 5:29 PM |
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City Climate Finance Gap Fund Launch
Join us for the launch of the City Climate Finance Gap Fund. Taking place online, the launch brings together some of the most senior champions and thought-leaders in the development of climate-smart cities. |
Sep 10 2020, 5:37 PM |
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The Economic Case for Greening the Global Recovery through Cities – webinar and report launch
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Sep 10 2020, 5:37 PM |
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Updated City Climate Finance Gap Fund Launch on Calendar
Join us for the launch of the City Climate Finance Gap Fund. Taking place online, the launch brings together some of the most senior champions and thought-leaders in the development of climate-smart cities. |
Sep 10 2020, 1:04 PM |
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Updated City Climate Finance Gap Fund Launch on Calendar
Join us for the launch of the City Climate Finance Gap Fund. Taking place online, the launch brings together some of the most senior champions and thought-leaders in the development of climate-smart cities. |
Sep 10 2020, 1:03 PM |
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Updated City Climate Finance Gap Fund Launch on Calendar
Join us for the launch of the City Climate Finance Gap Fund. Taking place online, the launch brings together some of the most senior champions and thought-leaders in the development of climate-smart cities. |
Sep 10 2020, 1:02 PM |
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Posted City Climate Finance Gap Fund Launch on Calendar
Join us for the launch of the City Climate Finance Gap Fund. Taking place online, the launch brings together some of the most senior champions and thought-leaders in the development of climate-smart cities. |
Sep 10 2020, 1:01 PM |
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Posted The Economic Case for Greening the Global Recovery through Cities – webinar and report launch on Calendar
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Sep 09 2020, 9:01 AM |
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Updated [Publication] Catalyzing Private Sector Investment in Climate Smart Cities on Documents
Download the publication here: Catalyzing Private Sector Investment in Climate Smart Cities The objective of this report is to explore innovative financing instruments and approaches for catalyzing private sector financing to fill the climate-smart investment gap in cities. The report reviews the existing literature, highlights key barriers in scaling-up private investment in climate-smart urban infrastructure, and showcases innovative financial de-risking instruments and other financial instruments for private sector financing for low carbon, resilient urban investments. The first chapter of the report introduces the topic and the second presents the challenges and the opportunities of urban climate investments. The third chapter discusses climate-smart cities and types of urban mitigation and resilience investments. The fourth chapter reviews and provides a framework to examine the interconnected layers of investment barriers specific to private investment, city financing, and climate-smart projects. Considering these risks allows investors and other stakeholders to better understand the complex web of challenges to expanding investment in urban climate projects and how they build on one another. Chapter five presents 10 case studies of innovative financing approaches to address some of these barriers and mobilize private sector finance for low carbon, resilient urban development. Finally, the conclusion in chapter six offers some key findings and considerations for the wider community of practice. |
Aug 06 2020, 3:20 PM |