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ReportMarcin JozwiakEnergy Innovation and Success of Global Cities in a Carbon-Constrained World
April 21, 2016, RESEARCH Report by Robert Taylor, Marcin Jozwiak, Download Report (PDF), This report outlines two recommendations for how cities can address climate change overall and ultimately succeed in a lower-carbon world., Executive Summary, What role do global cities play in addressing cli...
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ReportiStockAligning ESG and SDGs at the Urban Level
August 8, 2023, RESEARCH Report by Kris Hartley, iStock, Download the Report (PDF), This report outlines how cities and the private sector can collaborate on and magnify sustainability efforts that enable broad systemic change., Sustainability efforts require not only public policy interventions ...
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Public Opinion SurveyNASAPlurality of Americans Think US Government Neglecting Action on Climate Change
November 1, 2012, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura, NASA, Download Report (PDF), 2012 Chicago Council Survey data shows an increase in Americans believing temperature swings are linked to global warming., Introduction, An increase of Americans believe the temperature...
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Working PaperReutersBetter City Network Data Empowers Climate Action from Below
November 29, 2022, RESEARCH Working Paper by Benjamin Leffel and Michele Acuto, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), Cities are key actors in the fight against climate change. Progress made in data collection on city involvement in global governance is crucial to their success., The impact of cities f...
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Report
Advancing Global Food Security in the Face of a Changing Climate
May 22, 2014, RESEARCH Report by Gerald C. Nelson, Download Report (PDF), This report urges the US government to take action to curb the risks climate change poses to global food security., Introduction, On May 22, 2014, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs released a report urging the US govern...
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Public Opinion SurveyNASASlight Rise in US Public Concerns about Climate
November 30, 2015, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura, NASA, Download Report (PDF), In 2015, for the first time in Chicago Council Survey history, a majority of Democrats say that climate change requires immediate action and are three times more likely than Republicans...
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Public Opinion Survey
Growing Support in US for Some Climate Change Action
November 21, 2016, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Craig Kafura , and Kelhan Martin, Download Report (PDF), Recent survey findings show that policies focused on furthering US energy independence are most likely to gain bipartisan support., As the other signatories to the Paris Agr...
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Working Paper
Energy Benchmarks Driving Behavior Change in Buildings
August 1, 2016, RESEARCH Working Paper by Karen Weigert, Download Report (PDF), Karen Weigert examines research, initial findings, potential implications, and suggestions for future research on benchmarking and energy efficiency programs., In 2013, the City of Chicago passed the Chicago Energy Be...
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Public Opinion SurveyNASAHalf of Americans Say US Government Not Doing Enough on Climate Change
September 23, 2014, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Craig Kafura , and Liz Deadrick, NASA, Download Report (PDF), New Chicago Council Survey results show that most Americans aren’t extremely concerned about climate change, but many believe the government isn’t doing enough to ...
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Policy Brief
Addressing China's Rising Influence in Africa
May 21, 2019, RESEARCH Policy Brief by Michael Tiboris, Download Report (PDF), China’s growing contributions to African development should not automatically be feared, but their increased presence should create a recalibration in US approaches to development., Key Facts and Figures , China is ...