A Tale of Two Cities: A Global North & South Case Study in Resilience
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”: the first line of the Charles Dickens novel A Tale of Two Cities is an idea that the two cities featured in this episode’s case study know all to...
14 Nov 202346min
Planting 1 million trees to turn the temperature down: How cities in the Global North and South are battling extreme heat
July 2023 was the hottest month globally since records began. Combine that with several months filled with a series of extreme weather events - from heatwaves in Europe, North America and Asia, to wil...
7 Nov 202333min
How Cities can Divest
Climate breakdown is happening, and the cost of ignoring this phenomenon will be far greater than the cost of immediate action. We know that green investments promote the transition to a more resilien...
31 Okt 202350min
Beyond Growth: How cities can put people and planet first
C40 and the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy are providing an opportunity for cities to rethink conventional economic systems, like capitalism, that have led to the climate crisis. It is abu...
24 Okt 202350min
Neoliberalism and its Discontents: Is Ecological Economics the Answer?
The traditional economic concepts that the Global North has been using since WWII assume that there is an infinite planet and that pollution has no economic consequences - assumptions that are wildly ...
17 Okt 202338min
Climate communications: How to shift the narrative?
In this episode, we discuss what cities can do - and are already doing - to combat climate change, while also considering how cities can communicate these policies. Communication means exchanging and ...
10 Okt 202351min
How Cities Can Strive for Climate Justice and Resilience
Striving for Climate Justice and Resilience is one of the most important goals at the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy and C40 Cities. The forthcoming Volume 2.3 of the journal will be dedic...
3 Okt 202351min
Live at London Climate Action Week: Public Transport x Good Green Jobs
There’s a crucial link between good green jobs and public transport - in London, and around the world. This episode features a live podcast conversation that was organised by C40 Cities and the Intern...
26 Sep 202347min
