Urban Opportunity in the Climate Crisis

The report positions urban centers as critical drivers for climate leadership and economic recovery, specifically examining Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, and South Africa to propose pathways for inclusive and climate-resilient futures.

• Urban centers are essential for climate leadership because they account for 56% of the global population and 80% of global GDP, offering opportunities to increase resiliency, create jobs, and support marginalized groups.
• Cities act as laboratories for policymakers to test and later scale up social, energy, and transportation programs to help nations meet climate and development goals while recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2021). Urban Opportunity in the Climate Crisis. https://www.sei.org/publications/urban-opportunity-climate-crisis-cities/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Urban Opportunity in the Climate Crisis. 2021. https://www.sei.org/publications/urban-opportunity-climate-crisis-cities/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2021urban, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Urban Opportunity in the Climate Crisis}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2021}, month = mar, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/urban-opportunity-climate-crisis-cities/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }