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Canadian and American cities are leading the way in disclosing climate-related financial risks and leveraging municipal green bonds to finance climate initiatives

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How cities are nudging tourists to go green

by Lorraine Whitmarsh and Nicole Koenig-Lewis

From rewarding environmental choices with museum or restaurant passes, to taxes that protect local life, cities are trying new ways to shape

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Olympics showcase how a trailblazing mayor turned Paris into a green capital

by Rick Spence

Anne Hidalgo has overseen the creation of more than 550 kilometres of bicycle lanes, the elimination of 50,000 parking spaces, and announced

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Knight Bites: Six ways cities are trying to keep their cool in record-breaking heat waves

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The planet has been living through record-smashing heat, and few places are as treacherous as concrete-laden cities. Here's how cities from Paris

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Taps running dry in Mexico City, Bogotá, as heat dome pushes cities closer to 'Day Zero'

by Jake Bittle

Reservoir levels are dropping fast, but both cities are turning to lessons from Cape Town's 2018 water crisis

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Rotterdam uses smart tech to 'save city from drowning'

by John Lorinc

About four-fifths of the Dutch port is below sea level, but a blue-green roofing grid and other smart city technology might help

Built Environment/Winter 2021

Pipe dreams and other climate visions

by John Lorinc

Capturing the billions of dollars of heat that goes down drains globally is one climate fix touted in David Miller’s new book

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