Sustainable Development Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
Click on the case studies below to find out what programs, projects and policies are being implemented in cities around the globe to accomplish Goal 13.
Learn more about the targets and indicators of SDG 13 at UN Sustainbale Development Knowledge Platform.
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Los Limoneros is a social housing complex, which thanks to the project has significantly improved its energy rating.
Through building partnerships between the public and private sectors, the city of Newcastle has improved the energy efficiency of its housing stock, decreased fuel poverty and created jobs and training opportunities for vulnerable young people.
Amsterdam uses public procurement to support its young people at risk of exclusion to obtain a formal engineering qualification and work experience. It combines training measures with creating job placements specifically for this target group.
Antwerp is running an advice and demonstration centre for residents to improve energy efficiency of homes.
In Brussels Capital Region, micro-grants have been used to support the growth of green businesses in disadvantaged areas, and encourage new and aspiring entrepreneurs.
Glasgow gives employment opportunities in the green sector to people with a low employability profile through a traineeship scheme with the city council.
Gothenburg’s ‘Recycling House’ produces and sells recycled and upcycled items to promote the circular economy. It also provides highly vulnerable people with an opportunity to test their work readiness in a safe setting.
Oslo like every city maintains and cleans its public green spaces as part of its greening activities. At the same time the city is providing vulnerable people with inclusive employment opportunities through two programmes.
Rennes Metropole is using social clauses in public procurement for its waste management activities to tackle long term unemployment among low skilled people.
