Current international negotiations to address climate change are marked by growing divergence between government proposals and those advanced by civil society. The Conference of the Parties (COP) process has promoted a set of market-based policy instruments as the primary means to facilitate...

The report summarizes first-year research of a three-year study of pathways to urban sustainability. The research team selected the STAR Communities assessment model as the backbone for its analysis. This framework offers a menu-based system for enabling city managers and leaders to build paths...