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5. August 2022 Kommentar aus

4 Quick and Sustainable Solutions to High Gas Prices in the US

President Biden suggested that the United States implement a Federal Gas Tax holiday to help consumers weather historically high gas prices. Gas prices doubled in the United States between February 2021 and June 2022, topping out at more than $5 … Source: The City Fix RSS Feed Link: 4 Quick and Sustainable […]

3. August 2022 Kommentar aus

Electric School Buses Win Big in US State Legislative Sessions

Electric school buses are experiencing rapid growth in the United States, with a nearly 10-fold increase in commitments by school districts and fleet operators in the past year. Thirty-eight states have now committed to procure more than 12,000 electric school buses. In … Source: The City Fix RSS Feed Link: Electric School Buses Win […]

2. August 2022 Kommentar aus

Colombia Launches National Roadmap for Net Zero Carbon Buildings

Decarbonizing the buildings sector is essential to cutting global greenhouse gas emissions. In Colombia, buildings account for 7% of national emissions – smaller than in many countries in part because of the country’s large agriculture, forestry and land use emissions … Source: The City Fix RSS Feed Link: Colombia Launches National Roadmap […]

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2. August 2022 Kommentar aus

Can a Private Equity Model Build Wealth for Workers of Color?

An El Paso landscaping company is one of the first employee-ownership conversions facilitated by a new Black-led private equity fund. Source: Next City Link: Can a Private Equity Model Build Wealth for Workers of Color?

1. August 2022 Kommentar aus

5 Reasons Cities Should Include Trees in Climate Action

Cities and communities around the world are stepping up to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and prevent dangerous climate change impacts. Their strategies typically focus on reducing emissions from sectors such as transportation, energy, housing and waste. But there’s one sector many communities … Source: The City Fix RSS Feed Link: 5 Reasons Cities Should […]

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1. August 2022 Kommentar aus

This San Francisco Supper Club Gives Youth a Chance to Reinvent Themselves

At Old Skool Café, young people whose lives have been impacted by violence, the foster care system, and incarceration are learning the ins and outs of the food business and forging new paths in the process. Source: Next City Link: This San Francisco Supper Club Gives Youth a Chance to Reinvent […]

30. Juli 2022 Kommentar aus

The True Cost of Living in NYC: What’s Needed to Survive in 2022

Given the ever-increasing cost of living in the United States, low-wage working families and individuals are continually unable to meet and maintain the bare necessities of life. This is especially true in New York City, where a working adult with 2 kids needs to make $53 an hour just to get by and afford […]

28. Juli 2022 Kommentar aus

Cities Should Account for Trees in their Greenhouse Gas Inventories. New Guidance Shows How

Responsible for more than 70% of the world’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, action by cities is clearly crucial to limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. An important part of this effort is developing local GHG inventories and climate action … Source: The City Fix RSS Feed Link: Cities Should Account for […]

12. Juli 2022 Kommentar aus

How China Can Cut 95% of its Road Transportation Emissions

The world’s ability to overcome the climate change challenge hinges, in part, on what happens on China’s roads. China’s cars, buses, trucks, shipping and other transport generated 828 million tonnes of greenhouse gases in 2014. That’s almost the equivalent of the EU … Source: The City Fix RSS Feed Link: How China Can Cut […]

11. Juli 2022 Kommentar aus

Financing Urban Transformation: Don’t Leave It Up to Cities Alone

To achieve more equitable, resilient, low-carbon societies, cities need big changes to critical infrastructure and systems. But ample research shows they can’t raise the investment needed for those big changes on their own. Municipalities depend on higher levels of government … Source: The City Fix RSS Feed Link: Financing Urban Transformation: Don’t […]