US mayors are making climate action personal—and it’s working

Hundreds of cities large and small are pursuing climate action plans.

Cities are electrifying their public transportation, forcing builders to make structures more energy efficient, and encouraging rooftop solar.

Cleveland ’s plan, for instance, calls for all its commercial and residential buildings to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 .

A park is a prime example of “multisolving”: one intervention that fixes a bunch of problems at once.

Another is deploying electric vehicle chargers in underserved neighborhoods, as Cleveland is doing, and making their use free for residents.

This encourages the adoption of those vehicles, which reduces carbon emissions and air pollution.

All this work creates jobs, both within a city and in surrounding rural areas.