Welcome to the latest edition of ICLEI Links, our roundup of sustainability-related news and commentary from around the web!
City Stories
TED Radio Hour: Building Better Cities
How powerful will the UK’s new metro mayors be?
Mayor of Paris remains committed to the struggle to reclaim her city from the car
Tijuana flooding exposes city’s infrastructure needs
How some Western American cities are leading on climate action
Are cities ready for self-driving cars? Nope.
Climate Change Stories
The 7 Most Interesting Climate Findings of the Year
Could artificial trees be part of the climate change solution?
Supporting Local Finance Solutions for Climate Change
Obama slams climate deniers in State of the Union, and gets greens kind of excited
Climate Change — Threat and Opportunity for Private Sector
Next stop for Paris climate deal: the courts
Energy Stories
Here comes the sun: Indian consumers go solar as costs plunge
Stop Wasting America’s Hydropower Potential
As Oil Crashed, Renewables Attracted Record $329 Billion
Take a hint, “clean coal.” The world is so over you
Solar Impulse team floats plan to build solar drones after round-the-world journey