Cities are economic powerhouses that consume about 75% of the world’s primary energy and are responsible for 70% of the world’s energy related carbon emissions. With nearly 68% of the world’s population projected to live in cities by 2050, cities are going to be where the battle for climate change is lost or won.

Recent months have seen a surge in global businesses making science-based emissions reduction commitments through the science-based targets initiative.

The world’s forests contain more carbon than the available oil, gas, and coal deposits. The role of healthy forests is critical to avoiding climate change. But land use change and specifically deforestation, is often overlooked in the climate conversation.