Regions and cities can help make the climate neutral and circular economy a reality by 2050, particularly in climate action critical sectors like local infrastructure and transportation. OECD offers guidance for policymakers seeking to identify and implement concrete and ambitious transition pathways.

A new guide to help cities set science-based climate targets in line with the global 1.5-degree C goal. This is the first product for cities under the Science-Based Targets Network (SBTN) that gives cities a clear pathway to competitiveness and resilience by using science to define their role in restoring nature.

Introduce an interesting researcher: Outi Luova University Lecturer, Centre for East Asian Studies, University of Turku.
She is interested in environment performance and environmental education in the context of urban design and development in East Asia. As a Finnish national she can use English, Chinese, Swedish and German to work and research.

ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE IN CHINA ‘IMBUED WITH LOCAL EXPERIMENTATION AND VARIATION

Ethnic Transnational Capital Transfers and Development - Utilization of Ties with South Korea in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, China
Yanbian is a region with a lot of Chinese citizen but Korea ethnic residents

Divergent Trajectories among Chinese Community Volunteer Associations and Urban Governance: Comparing Four Districts in Tianjin

Local environmental governance and policy implementation: Variegated environmental education in three districts in Tianjin, China
Interesting. Environment performance and environmental education, good perspective.

Interesting video on green social housing in Cape Town. Belhar Gardens is the first social housing project in South Africa to achieve EDGE certification. #energyefficiency #heatpumps #watersavings #greenspace

Barcelona's 'superblock' is expanding and will cover one of the densest sections of the city. The city will hold a public competition in 2021 to come up with the preferred design. Since it was established in 2016, the concept has gained popularity worldwide given its success in reducing traffic and cutting air pollution to bring Barcelona’s NO2 levels in line with the WHO recommendation of a maximum of 40 micrograms per cubic metre.