Cities Climate and Energy Policy

Explore the Center for Global Sustainability’s approaches to better understand the effects of city climate and sustainability actions and policies in relation to multi-level governance goals.

U.S. City Climate &
Energy Policy Database

The Center for Global Sustainability (CGS) is releasing its U.S. City Climate & Energy Policy Database, in partnership with America Is All In. The database features a collection of more than 1,400 climate and energy policies and programs from 157 cities across the United States.

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Mapping U.S. City Climate &
Energy Policies Report

This report assesses a total of 1,406 energy- and climate-related policies collected across 157 cities in 48 states to characterize the actions cities are taking in the United States. It represents the first step in a broader research agenda to better understand the roles cities can play under different state policy contexts.

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Sustainable Cities Report

By employing a robust and consistent analytical framework based on the UN SDGs, this study overcomes barriers arising from the diversity of urban contexts and inconsistencies in data reporting, enabling more rigorous and comparable evaluations of city progress. The analysis focuses on three major global cities—London, New York City, and Shanghai—and examines progress toward SDGs 3, 7, 11, and 13.

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Cities Climateand Energy Policy

U.S. City Climate &Energy Policy Database

Mapping U.S. City Climate &Energy Policies Report

Sustainable Cities Report

Cities Climate
and Energy Policy

U.S. City Climate &
Energy Policy Database

Mapping U.S. City Climate &
Energy Policies Report