UCCRN Hosts Launch Event for the ARC3.3 “Financing Urban Transitions to Climate Neutrality and Increased Resilience in Cities” Element

In late July, UCCRN hosted the launch event for the ARC3.3 “Financing Urban Transitions to Climate Neutrality and Increased Resilience in Cities” Element. 

Hosted at the Columbia University Climate School, the launch featured the Element’s main findings, opportunities for innovation, and conversations about the rapidly evolving field of climate finance. A central message was that, while sufficient global capital exists to support urban climate action, cities of all sizes face significant barriers due to a lack of effective financing. The event also highlighted that estimates of the economic cost of urban climate impacts underestimate the true scale of losses by failing to account for the cumulative effects of climate-related hazards.

Cover of the ARC3.3 “Financing Urban Transitions to Climate Neutrality and Increased Resilience in Cities” Element. 

Key messages of the Element, discussed at the launch event.

Thank you to all who contributed to this publication, and a special thank you to our presenters, who guided an engaging and insightful event. Speakers included Peter B. Meyer, Oleksandr Sushchenko, Joyce Coffee, Maria Dombrov, and Erica Albert. Thank you also to the entire editor and author team: William Solecki, Minal Pathak, Martha Barata, Aliyu Salisu Barau, Maria Dombrov, Cynthia Rosenzweig, Peter B. Meyer, Oleksandr Sushchenko, Zehra Yakut, Paolo Bertoldi, Reimund Schwarze, Benjamin Leffel, Pedro Ninô de Carvalho, Ahmad Garba Khaleel, Joyce Coffee, Jesse M. Keenan, Sean O’Donoghue, Margaret McKenzie, Derek Morgan, Ian Preston, Hannah Arcuschin, and Caera Beightol.

You can read the Element here: https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/financing-urban-transitions-to-climate-neutrality-and-increased-resilience-in-cities/4C024BE949C18C595D16C8C5AF83ACA7

Event participants via Zoom.