US mayors form electric vehicles task force

The Conference Task Force on Electric Vehicles will focus on approaches to accelerate the transition towards cleaner vehicles and vehicle electrification and build the infrastructure needed to support EVs

Nearly 44% of GDP in cities around the world ‘is at risk of disruption from nature loss’

Nearly $31 trillion is at risk from the exponential growth of built environment, a new report finds

City Climate Finance Gap Fund approves six cities for support

The cities are located in Ecuador, Mexico, Montenegro, South Africa, Ukraine and Vanuatu, with projects including energy efficiency, renewable energy and sustainable mobility

Liverpool sees 222% rise in cycling since first lockdown, saving 6,313 tons of CO2

A new study has found cycling levels in ten of the UK’s biggest cities have increased by an average of 127% since May

Green finance
New fund to pave the way for low carbon and resilient cities in developing and emerging economies

It is a collaboration between ministers and directors of the Governments of Germany and Luxembourg together with the World Bank, European Investment Bank and the Global Covenant of Mayors

London, Manchester and Coventry score ‘A’ on climate action

Urban areas including Mexico City, Cape Town, Los Angeles, Iskandar and Leicester landed the top ranking on the list, which bases its scores on emissions output, climate vulnerabilities and risk mitigation

Bristol takes the top spot as ‘UK’s greenest city’

New research from Compare The Market found the city has spent ‘hundreds of millions of pounds’ on tackling the issue of climate change

Southern cities ‘outperforming rest of the UK in terms of sustainability’

A new report highlights a growing geographical divide between cities in the north and south with regards to going green

City skyscrapers
Just 7% of cities score ‘A’-grade on going green

The CDP has ranked 596 cities on how effectively they are tackling greenhouse gas emissions and managing climate risks

London ‘among cities sinking into the sea’

Christian Aid says climate change means coastal cities are becoming more vulnerable to flooding