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City Talks: CarmageddonDaniel Knowles shares insights from his new book looking at how dependence on cars affects urban geography, economics, and wellbeing.
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Earth day: is the UK making enough progress to meet its net-zero target?
This Earth Day, Senior Analyst Valentine Quinio explores whether the UK is making enough progress to meet its ambitious climate commitments.
Why we need more electric vehicles, but fewer cars, to reach net zero
Switching to electric vehicles will help us on the road to net zero, but to reach our destination most of us will need to ditch cars entirely.
How are local authorities working towards a post-Covid green recovery?
Three ways in which Covid-19 has affected councils' plans to build a green economy.
Tackling toxic air in our cities is also a matter of social justice
When comparing the latest deprivation data to nitrogen dioxide background concentration data, the relationship is clear: the most polluted areas are also disproportionately poorer.
Cities Outlook 2020
Poor air quality impacts on the health of residents and workers in cities in particular. Cities Outlook 2020 calls for urgent action from local and national government to clean up the air we breathe.
City Minutes
City Minutes: Urban Voices 2019Centre for Cities' Chief Executive Andrew Carter is joined by the think tank's Policy Officer Simon Jeffrey and Arup's Chief Economist Alexander Jan to discuss the 2019 Urban Voices City Leaders' Survey.
Urban Voices: UK City Leaders’ Survey 2019
This report presents findings from the second survey of UK city leaders, providing some understanding of their needs and challenges along with recommendations for national policymakers.
General Election 2019
Simply willing people out of their cars is not the answer to our environmental problemsHarlow, a new town just outside of London, has very good cycling infrastructure. The 17-minute walk from the train station into the town centre gives any new visitor a flavour for this, as the...