Cities and urban mining

Cities are demonstrating leadership on climate change action and circular economy. As the share of urban population grows, offering city inhabitants more sustainable alternatives to the status quo is emerging as an essential component in the transition to low-carbon and circular cities.

#projects Urban mining of concrete End-of-life recovery altering the future of cement with Smartcrusher Concrete from demolished... read more
#projects Lectures at Erasmus University Rotterdam – Urban Management Tools for Climate Change (UMTCC) Twice a year Shifting Paradigms gives a lecture on cities and climate finance at Erasmus... read more
#articles Bikes for liveable cities Using climate finance to facilitate and promote cycling The transport sector is... read more
#projects Lowering cities carbon emissions – new climate finance options Cities are demonstrating leadership on climate change action and an increasing number... read more
#projects Integrated approach to mitigation and adaptation to climate change in Central Asia Uzbekistan inherited an inefficient district heating system and poorly insulated building stock... read more
#projects UNDP supporting bicycle infrastructure in Tuzla and Skopje Measuring the carbon impact of bicycle policy and infrastructure Transport is one... read more
#projects Accelerating the adoption of solar water heaters in India with CarbonBay With about 300 clear sunny days in a year, India is gifted... read more
#projects Sustainable waste management in Ukraine The Boryspil and Browary landfills are located near Kiev in Ukraine. Installing... read more
#projects Reducing gas leakage in the Moscow gas distribution system The city of Moscow is one of the largest gas consumer in Russia.... read more
#projects In-depth due diligence on the Ekurhuleni landfills in South Africa Landfills emit about 12% of global of methane emissions and the global... read more