Transit oriented urban development helps the planet.
Barcelona’s carbon emissions are 83% lower and use of public transport 5.5 times higher than Atlanta. They have roughly the same population size.
@Columbia@ciesin@Tuholske@sciam@columbiaclimate Some cities have started naming heat waves the way we do hurricanes. Others are appointing Commissioners of Heat. Playing catch-up is the name of the game. Play fast!!!
Global warming + urbanization + urban heat island effect = many more people exposed to health-endangering heat. “Our study is a jumping-off point to start helping those in need,” says @ciesin's @Tuholske. https://t.co/ZghC1vr3ae @sciam@columbiaclimate
Thank you to all who have supported the @CSU_org 's essential mission and joined us tonight. Thanks especially to our honorees for your ongoing dedication to urban sustainability. It was an honor to present our Champion Award to @andrewdwhalley. Here's to a greener future!
We @CSU_org are launching a yearlong series on "Green Cities" starting on Thursday 4/March/2021 at noon EST. @dzarrilli, NYC Chief Climate Policy Advisor will be the first speaker. Every first Thursday we will have a speaker from another city. Rio de Janeiro and Barcelona next!
The Consortium for Sustainable Urbanization is launching a yearlong series on Green Cities, starting on Thursday, 4 March 2021 at noon EST. Daniel Zarrilli will be the first speaker.
Lance Jay Brown, FAIA,
DIRECT REGISTRATION LINK:
https://t.co/g8afCtY0pK
The Biden-Harris administration has given us one last, best chance to secure a livable climate for the next generation. By rejoining the #ParisAgreement, the US is ready to rejoin the globe and bring some much-needed American leadership to confronting our climate crisis. #OneNYC
“In a time of drastic change it is the learners who inherit the future. The learned usually find themselves equipped to live in a world that no longer exists.”
Eric Hoffer
Inspiration in our dialogue “Are you ready for the next catastrophe? The state of resilience planning”
@ProjectLincoln 1) Qatar Sovereign Investments leases *vacant* offices in Trump co-owned SF building.
2) Trump removes Qatar from the list of “State Sponsors of Terrorism.”
Pay-to-Play International Diplomacy!
https://t.co/OMyiFdSgV2
The oldest smoke is the most toxic, and people who don't have money or resources to create a "clean" space will experience the worst effects.
This is just another way the climate crisis will hurt the most vulnerable among us the worst.
https://t.co/rBKurdSwPn