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by , and - 5 Ways China’s Cities Can Drive Equitable and Sustainable Urbanization
China is experiencing the largest city-ward movement of people in human history. 700 million people have moved to the nation’s cities since the beginning of economic reforms in 1978. In that same time, the urbanization rate rose from less than a fifth to close to two-thirds today. This trend is expected to continue, as hundreds of millions more are expected to follow suit in the next decade.
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by , , , , , and - With Power Generation Vulnerable to Climate Impacts, Investors Must Understand Physical Risks
WRI released a new method to quantify physical climate risks for power generation projects at the portfolio level. This method aims to help global investors and utility owners incorporate climate risks into their portfolio assessments.
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by , and - The Good, the Bad and the Urgent: MDB Climate Finance in 2020
Multilateral development banks (MDBs) play an important role in financing developing countries’ efforts to reduce emissions and protect against the effects of climate change, and 2020 was a critical waypoint for MDB climate finance. For one, it marked the due date for the climate finance targets many MDBs set in 2015. 2020 was also the year by which developed countries committed to mobilize $100 billion per year in climate finance for developing countries, with many developed countries channeling a significant share through MDBs.
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