Why Cities Are on the Front Lines of the Climate Change Fight – Next City

Why Cities Are on the Front Lines of the Climate Change Fight – Next City

Scientific research helps city leaders take better and more ambitious action and identify the potential benefits of climate-compatible investments and the true costs of inaction — not only to tackle climate change, but also to address other challenges of rapid globalization, like inequality, health, education and widespread poverty.That is why more than 750 delegates from more than 75 countries are coming together this week at the CitiesIPCC Cities and Climate Change Science Conference in Edmonton, Canada. There, representatives from city, regional and national governments, academia, research organizations, urban and climate change networks, and international institutions are collaborating to develop a global research agenda aimed at producing the knowledge required to ensure low-carbon, climate-resilient development pathways in the world’s cities.