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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.

Blog: Five open-source, metabolic quick scan tools for countries There is a growing number of online tools available to map out... read more
2020 Global Circularity Gap Report: Circularity is in decline, but countries are stepping up to reverse the trend January 21, Davos – The 3rd Global Circularity Gap Report finds that... read more
Chinese waste ban forcing a breakthrough in circular economy ambitions in Australia Since China decided to restrict the import of 24 categories of recyclable... read more
Blog: 7 lessons from a metabolic analysis in Asia 8 July 2019. The city of Almaty in Kazakhstan is the first... read more
Material flow analysis and metabolic analysis of Almaty, Kazakhstan in Agriculture, food, construction, industry, green growth Kazakhstan, Belt and Road Initiative / Циркулярная экономика в г. Алматы - анализ материальных потоков, Зеленый рост, Один пояс – один путь Центральная Азия Metabolic analysis and circular economy strategies for Almaty, Kazakhstan 5 July 2019. The city of Almaty is the first city in... read more
2019 Gap Report: Circular economy strategies would tip balance in battle against dangerous climate change The world can maximise chances of avoiding dangerous climate change by moving... read more
“the GEF should mainstream circular economy concepts into its overall strategy” (STAP, 2018) The Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel, an independent group of scientists that... read more
2018 Global Circularity Gap report reveals our world is only 9% circular 23 January 2018, Davos. – With over 90% of the raw materials... read more
Circular economy GHG mitigation strategies for Lao PDR Lao PDR is strategically located in the heart of Southeast Asia and... read more
circular economy initiative in Almaty, Kazakhstan, green growth, Belt and Road Initiative / Детская игровая площадка, построенная из б/у паллет, г. Алматы (Это двор), Циркулярная экономика, Зеленый рост, Казахстан, Один пояс – один путь Blog: Stakeholder engagement in Almaty through data visualisation The resource and energy efficiency of an economy is more than the... read more
Video launch by CarbonBay: The story of Nuetech Solar in Bangalore The story of Nuetech Solar, an Indian solar water heater manufacturer, has... read more
Urban mining of concrete End-of-life recovery altering the future of cement with Smartcrusher Concrete from demolished... read more
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
Bikes for liveable cities Using climate finance to facilitate and promote cycling The transport sector is... read more
Lowering cities carbon emissions – new climate finance options Cities are demonstrating leadership on climate change action and an increasing number... read more
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
UNDP supporting bicycle infrastructure in Tuzla and Skopje Measuring the carbon impact of bicycle policy and infrastructure Transport is one... read more
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

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