Location Archives

  • 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.