The first part of the State of Cities Climate Finance report provides a framework for consolidated tracking estimates of urban climate financial flows, which can be used in the future to monitor and benchmark progress, and provide a building block to improve funding performance.
The State of Cities Climate Finance report examines the current state of urban climate investment, the barriers to reaching the needed investment levels and the steps to overcoming these challenges.
This book reviews existing financing options and approaches for clean energy, and includes country examples of how these have been applied. Innovative solutions for mobilizing private finance and managing risks associated with clean energy investments are also discussed.
This publication, "100 Climate Actions from Cities in Asia and the Pacific", showcases 100 projects and programs tackling climate change and its impacts on people and the environment in cities across Asia and the Pacific.
This is the final report from phase II of the INCA project, which aims to develop a pilot for an integrated system of ecosystem accounts for the European Union. It provides an introduction to ecosystem accounting and presents ecosystem extent accounts, initial ecosystem condition accounts and ecosystem services accounts. It also shows practical examples of possible uses of ecosystem services accounts and existing policy applications.
This paper identifies several intersectional opportunities and explores five key opportunities and action areas for transport decarbonization and public-private participation for countries, cities and companies - public transport, walking and bicycling, vehicle electrification, rail, and research and development. Actions in these areas can help decarbonize transport while creating jobs, increasing equity, improving road safety and reducing air pollution.