by Data-Driven Lab | Nov 11, 2024 | CCARC, Featured, Policy, Press Release
The Cities Climate Action Report Card (CCARC) is a new tool that measures the transparency, integrity, and leadership of cities’ net-zero pledges, climate action plans, and implementation strategies. Building on foundational scientific recommendations from...
by Ella Feathers | Apr 14, 2023 | Data, Featured, Urban Environment and Social Inclusion Index
We have updated the Urban and Environment Social Inclusion Index (UESI), the first and only spatially-explicit index measuring cities’ environmental performance, equity, and progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 11, which charges urban areas to be sustainable...
by Angel Hsu | Jul 1, 2021 | Climate
Climate Change March by Matthew Kirby, Flickr. This post originally appeared on The Hill. by Angel Hsu and Brendan Mapes Temperatures in the Pacific Northwest have recently reached record-breaking levels — over 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Residents of Portland, Oregon...
by Hannah Melville-Rea | Jun 8, 2021 | Big Data, Climate, Featured, Policy, Urban Environment and Social Inclusion Index
Disasters tug at our societal fabric, creating cracks along pre-existing fissures. From aged-care graveyards to policy brutality, the past year exposed inequalities that had been permeating for decades. Ahead, the climate crisis promises to thrust its burden on the...
by Data-Driven Lab | Sep 20, 2020 | Featured, Policy
September 21, 2020 — Cities, regions and companies are pledging to net-zero emissions on a growing scale, taking important steps towards keeping the Paris Agreement within reach. The number of local governments and businesses committing to a net-zero emissions...
