Political economy of just urban transition

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 16 February 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-01942-2

Local governments need extensive funding to realize transformative climate ambitions and this raises the spectre of privileging outside interests over just transitions. Now, research unearths how such private financial interests shape city climate actions in ways both broader, and potentially more brittle, than previously understood.
Nature Climate Change