Cities account for 75 per cent of carbon emissions worldwide, making urban leadership critical for achieving zero carbon emissions. To be sustainable, rapid decarbonization has to be socially just. Such transformation must be inclusive and driven by the needs and views of diverse groups of stakeholders, including citizens, policymakers, the private sector and community-led organizations.
Transformative Urban Coalitions (TUC) aims to contribute to the zero carbon emissions by 2050 target by providing support to cities in transforming their social, technological and political structures towards more sustainable systems in realizing their urban zero carbon goal.
This project is facilitating the establishment of transformative urban coalitions in five Latin American cities to develop new strategies for addressing local challenges in urban development and inequality, while at the same time reducing carbon emissions.
Catalyst projects are implemented and new models of coalition building and governance tested. This process is enhanced by transformative research, tailored communication strategies and capacity building activities. The project also utilizes film and art to inspire new narratives of attractive urban futures and shift mind-sets towards sustainability. Models of coalition building and governance are scaled up to influence national and global agendas for sustainability transformations.
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