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Report
Promoting Social Equity and Economic Inclusion in Urban Waterway Development
June 12, 2019, RESEARCH Report by Michael Tiboris, Download Report (PDF), This report from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs examines ways that urban waterway development might be used by cities., Introduction, This report aims to solicit and examine concrete ways in which urban waterway deve...
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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 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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Public Opinion SurveyCharlie Riedel / APDespite Trump Withdrawal, Americans Back Paris Climate Agreement
January 28, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Lama El Baz, Charlie Riedel / AP, Download Report (PDF), Most Americans—including a majority of Republicans—favor a range of measures to reverse or adapt to climate change., On the first day of his second term, President Donald Trump signed ...
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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 SurveyLynne Sladky/APGenerational Divides in Attitudes toward the US Role in the World
March 4, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Lama El Baz, Lynne Sladky/AP, Download Report (PDF), Unlike their elders, young Americans don’t buy into US exceptionalism and are divided on whether the United States should play an active role or stay out of world affairs., With a diverse range...
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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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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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ReportRichard SchneiderUrban Waterways in Global Cities
June 22, 2017, RESEARCH Report, Richard Schneider, Download Report (PDF), This report is the product of an international effort between Mayor Rahm Emanuel of Chicago and Mayor Anne Hidalgo of Paris to advance the discussion over how to transform neglected urban waterways., Urban waterways are nat...
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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 ...