Fighting fossil fuels: Decarbonising cities with data mapping
By 2035, global fossil fuel use must be reduced to 50% of 2020 levels - or else we will face uncertain and serious consequences. But the fossil fuel industry keeps forging ahead, making billions at th...
16 Apr 202451min
TRAILER - Introducing Solved: How the World’s Great Cities Are Fixing the Climate Crisis
Next time on Cities 1. 5, it's a special takeover episode! Acquisitions Editor at University of Toronto Press, Jodi Lewchuk, interviews David about his book, Solved: How the World's Great Cities Are F...
11 Apr 202451s
Funders Focus: Philanthropic efforts that are driving the fight against climate breakdown
Cities stand on the frontline of the climate crisis - so they must also work to create frontline policies that support the global systems change required to ensure that cities have a future. Thanks to...
9 Apr 202441min
Disinformation thrives in times of crisis
Efforts to address the climate crisis are under siege beneath a rising tide of mis- and disinformation, with smear campaigns often funded and coordinated by vested interests such as the fossil fuel in...
2 Apr 202452min
Do we all breathe the same air?
Being able to breathe clean air should be a human right but, according to the World Health Organization 99% of the world’s population lives in areas exceeding safe pollution limits, which has huge imp...
26 Mar 202446min
Herman Daly’s Great Debates: The enduring vitality of Ecological Economics
Ecological economics lies at the heart of the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy and C40’s mission. It recognises that the former gold standard of measuring economic success – the growth of gr...
19 Mar 202439min
Last-minute pledges and sobering science: Where is the World, Post-COP28?
Last year's COP28 conference ended with a historic first: after dramatic and tense negotiations lasting deep into the night, representatives from across the globe agreed upon a roadmap to transition a...
12 Mar 202446min
Why Women are Saving the Planet
The UN Women slogan for International Women’s Day 2024 is “Invest in women: Accelerate progress,” and in support of this goal we’re opening Season 3 of Cities 1.5 with a production team takeover! Davi...
5 Mar 202451min
