Reading Time: 4 minutesLocal climate action is welcome and long overdue. However, we know that moving from ambition to action has proved a challenge in the past. What can national and local leaders do to make it happen?
Category: Local
Produire des jeans en France : un patron sur mesure pour les PME et les communautés locales
Reading Time: 3 minutesThomas Huriez, fondateur de 1083 jeans, a été le pionnier du concept de “perma-industrie”, promouvant un modèle de production qui s’aligne sur les écosystèmes locaux et met l’accent sur les impacts sociaux et environnementaux positifs.
Jeans in France: A tailored approach for SMEs and local communities
Reading Time: 3 minutesThomas Huriez, founder of 1083 jeans, has pioneered the concept of “perma-industry,” promoting a production model that aligns with local ecosystems and emphasizes positive social and environmental impacts.
Land-Use Policies: Local Solutions for Global Challenges
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhat role can land use policies play in addressing global challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and demographic shifts?
Here we grow… why do most “scalers” stay in their home region?
Reading Time: 3 minutesDarya Korlyakova and Carlo Menon discuss fast growing firms called “scalers” – and why some of them choose to stay in their home regions despite attractive, cheaper locations.
Will there be a great green divide?
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe green transition is reshaping jobs, firms and places. It is also creating ‘winners and losers’ as we race to reach Net Zero, with gaps emerging in the distribution of green jobs. Left unchecked, this could lead to some places being left behind, jeopardising the green transition. What can cities and regions do to boost green job creation?
Growing pains: Remote work will not solve housing affordability in big cities
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe rise of remote work could still entice people to move out of big cities. But as a general trend, the price of housing in and around cities has continued to rise since 2020. What should policy makers do?
Land-value capture: Money doesn’t grow on trees, it grows below them
Reading Time: 3 minutesA smart policy instrument called “land-value capture” can help governments pay for expensive infrastructure and other public services without drawing from their general budget. Let’s look at how they do it.