Location Archives

  • Introduction to Carbon Budgets

    Emi Do

    We set financial budgets to manage fiscal resources. Why not do the same for greenhouse gas emissions? Carbon budget frameworks can empower cities to stay on track and deliver on their climate action goals.

  • Introducing Scena: A New Era for our Climate Action Models

    Emi Do

    The Scena suite empowers decision-makers to assess diverse future scenarios to identify the most effective way to reduce greenhouse gases, transform their energy systems, and prepare for extreme weather.

  • A New Tool for Sustainable Land-use Decisions

    Emi Do

    The free Land Use Impact toolkit includes an MS Excel add-in to help cities compare the financial and emissions impacts of land-use decisions, as well as a guidebook on cost-effective, low-emission planning.

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    A Bold New Look to Match Our Commitment to Transformative Climate Action.

    Emi Do

    SSG is in the business of remaking the world into a climate-friendly one for generations. Our story is about taking responsibility for the future we all share.

  • COP28 Takeaways for Cities

    Alia Dharssi

    The international community finally acknowledged the cause of climate change while cities gained prominence in COP negotiations and looked at cutting methane.

  • We Developed a Step-by-Step Climate Action Guide With IDB

    SSG

    We worked with the Inter American Development Bank to develop Planning Climate Action in Cities and Region, a guide for local governments in Chile and beyond.

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    How to Reduce Urban Consumption Emissions

    SSG

    Most urban climate action plans focus on greenhouse gas emissions generated within a city’s boundaries resulting— from things like heating buildings, fueling cars, and decomposing trash. But emissions related to other everyday activities like eating out at restaurants, traveling on an airplane, purchasing a new phone, and construction of new buildings are also driving the…

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    Land-use Planning is Climate Planning

    Jeremy Murphy

    City planners and developers across Canada make choices that create low-carbon or high-carbon neighbourhoods every day. Choosing the historically popular low-density approach locks in carbon emissions for decades. In the face of the climate crisis, this choice is simple: low-carbon developments are the only viable option. 

  • 5 Reasons Every City Needs a Carbon Budget

    SSG

    Developed in Oslo in 2016, the carbon budget (a.k.a climate budget) responds to the climate crisis in a manner similar to a city budget—by setting an overall budget for how much greenhouse gas the city can emit. Ever. It is a critical tool for bold climate action.