New coalition launched to help cities tackle climate change

The new Coalition for Urban Transitions, an initiative partnering WRI with C40 and the New Climate Economy, was launched this week during the Climate Action 2016 conference in Washington DC to help cities make the economic case for climate change action.

Ani Dasgupta, Global Director of the World Resources Institute’s Ross Center for Sustainable Cities will lead the new Coalition. Dasgupta said the goal of the initiative is to help mayors make the economic case for their climate projects.

“[We are] trying to move the discussion away from the environment minister to the finance minister,” he explained. “Making cities more liveable and making them more productive are one in the same thing.”
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