Case Study
Salvador, Brazil: Sustainable building certification and tax discounts
Model: Market-Shaping Policy & Regulation
Abstract
Salvador’s IPTU Verde (IPTU) programme uses tax discounts to incentivise individual, commercial, and industrial property developments to incorporate sustainable building practices. The programme is one of the actions listed in the city’s Climate Action Plan.
Toward Sustainable Cities: Transit-Oriented Growth and Green Bonds in India's Urban Transformation
The UrbanShift India National-Local Dialogue, led by ICLEI South Asia, explored how sustainable infrastructure, Transit-Oriented Development, and innovative financing can shape resilient urban growth in India's rapidly expanding cities.
Revolutionizing Cities for a Greener, Low-Carbon Future
The first UrbanShift National-Local Dialogue in China, led by ICLEI East Asia, focused on integrating biodiversity and low-carbon strategies into urban planning.
How Cities can Support Workers in Extreme Heat
Cities can play an important role in ensuring decent conditions for vulnerable workers, protecting them from the effects of extreme heat and promoting the right to healthy and safe workplaces. Here’s how cities can get started.
Can you build an investment-ready climate project?
How the City Academy on Accessing Urban Climate Finance offers participants insights into funding sustainability projects, from financing sources to innovative instruments.
