by Gary Chandler | Dec 27, 2021 | Local Government
Simulators Help Urban Planners Prioritize Climate Action The cost of inaction and procrastination has made our fight against climate change an uphill battle. To keep warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius, the world must reduce annual greenhouse gas emissions by 45 percent...
by Gary Chandler | Jan 1, 2017 | Local Government
Cities Tackling Issues and Opportunities Cities around the world have multiplied their efforts to emit fewer greenhouse gases and brace for climate-change-driven natural disasters, scientists and environmentalists say. Amid uncertainty over whether Washington will...
by Gary Chandler | Dec 9, 2016 | Local Government
Communities Investing In The Future By James B. Stewart, New York Times The trustees of Cooperstown, N.Y., hardly expected their village (population 1,834) to emerge as a flash point in a national debate over climate change and socially responsible investing. But when...
by Gary Chandler | Jun 20, 2016 | Local Government
Most Cities Failing On Sustainability Cities around the world are failing to meet the needs of their people, according to the inaugural Sustainable Cities Index. However, on a broad scale that measures people, planet and profit, Frankfurt is the world’s...
by Gary Chandler | May 22, 2014 | Local Government
Failure To Prepare and Protect City, Citizens Last month, Farmers Insurance Co. filed nine class-action lawsuits arguing that local governments in the Chicago area are aware that climate change is leading to heavier rainfall but are failing to prepare accordingly. The...
by Gary Chandler | Oct 30, 2013 | Local Government, Sustainable Cities
Sustainability Makes Business Sense In Texas An updated set of standards in Dallas will ensure that city officials aren’t the only ones concerned with green building. This month the city mandated that all residential and commercial projects must meet the minimum...
