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EU Pilots World’s First Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
On October 1, 2023, the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) entered its transitional phase, marking it as the world’s...
China’s Advances in Renewable Energy Resources
Walking Shanghai’s streets nowadays is a quieter experience than four years ago. Cars and buses glide silently as the electrification...
Brazil Increases its Paris Agreement NDC
Released on November 09, 2023, data from the Deforestation Monitoring Program in the Legal Amazon (Prodes) from the National Institute...
Canada’s Most Significant Climate Policies and Programs in 2023
A proposed Federal Nature Accountability Bill: Canada’s pledge (2022) to protect a third of Canada’s land and water by 2030...
Australia’s Most Significant Climate Policies and Programs in 2023
The Expanded Capacity Investment Scheme Australia continues to lag in progress and ambition in the global decarbonization race. However, some...
US: Model Community Climate Mitigation Programs
Grand Rapids, MichiganGrand Rapids is a rapidly growing mid-sized city of about 200,000 people that acts as a central hub...
UK: Model Community Climate Mitigation Programs
Guildford In the UK, community-led initiatives focused on town-level climate mitigation are becoming increasingly prominent, aligning with the pursuit...
Turkey: Model Community Climate Mitigation Programs
SEFERIHISAR Seferihisar is a small town on the western coast of Turkey, situated just 50 km from Izmir, a captivating...
Spain: Model Community Climate Mitigation Programs
Vitoria-Gasteiz THE COMMUNITY VITORIA-GASTEIZ (VG) is a community in Alava province with 253.093 citizens and 280 km2. VG is an...
South Africa: Model Community Climate Mitigation Programs
The Province of KwaZulu-Natal The highly populated province of KwaZulu-Natal has challenges such as water scarcity, inadequate river catchment and...
Saudi Arabia: Model Community Climate Mitigation Programs
NEOM An example of an exemplary community in Saudi Arabia that has shown a commitment to climate mitigation is the...
Nigeria: Model Community Climate Mitigation Programs
The Bumaji ClanThe Bumaji Clan, nestled within the expansive Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria, emerges as...
Mexico: Model Community Climate Mitigation Programs
SAN PEDRO TLAQUEPAQUE, JALISCO San Pedro Tlaquepaque, a municipality in the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area of Jalisco, Mexico, with a population...
Toyama City: A Model of Sustainability in Japan’s Climate Change Strategy
In the heart of Japan, Toyama City stands as a shining example of sustainable urban development. With a population of...
Indonesia: Model Community Climate Mitigation Programs
Community-based model in partnership with an NGO In partnership with a local NGO named Yayasan Planet Indonesia, the rural communities...
India: Model Community Climate Mitigation Programs
Kochi Kawaki is a strategic urban greening program that follows a well-planned and implemented methodology, where feasible open spaces for...
Germany: Model Community Climate Mitigation Programs
Munster Germany has advanced mitigation programs at the local and country levels. Few specific medium-sized cities have long-developed mitigation programs...
France: Model Community Climate Mitigation Programs
Strasbourg, with a current metro area population of 484,000, is the capital city of the Grand Est region in northeastern France...
Lahti: An EU Leader in Emissions Reduction and Citizen Environmental Engagement
Lahti, a city in Finland currently estimated to have a population of 120,000, was awarded the European Green Capital Award...
China: Model Community Climate Mitigation Programs
Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA) The Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area – short TEDA – is a 440,000 m2 area...