Cathy Oke
@cathyoke.bsky.social
Director Melbourne Centre for Cities
centre4cities.bsky.social
Live music, AFLW NMFC, MCY, blue banded bee
🌳 🐝 🏙️ 🎶 🏈 ⚽️ 🪴
centre4cities.bsky.social
Live music, AFLW NMFC, MCY, blue banded bee
🌳 🐝 🏙️ 🎶 🏈 ⚽️ 🪴
Happy birthday @iclei.org
Celebrating our 35 years of sustainability! 🎉
Our latest issue of iNews, ICLEI’s global newsletter, is now live! Explore the updates:
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Our latest issue of iNews, ICLEI’s global newsletter, is now live! Explore the updates:
mailchi.mp/iclei.org/in...
September 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Happy birthday @iclei.org
Reposted by Cathy Oke
Celebrating our 35 years of sustainability! 🎉
Our latest issue of iNews, ICLEI’s global newsletter, is now live! Explore the updates:
mailchi.mp/iclei.org/in...
Our latest issue of iNews, ICLEI’s global newsletter, is now live! Explore the updates:
mailchi.mp/iclei.org/in...
September 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Celebrating our 35 years of sustainability! 🎉
Our latest issue of iNews, ICLEI’s global newsletter, is now live! Explore the updates:
mailchi.mp/iclei.org/in...
Our latest issue of iNews, ICLEI’s global newsletter, is now live! Explore the updates:
mailchi.mp/iclei.org/in...
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Trump's withdrawal of the US from the Paris Climate Agreement is strengthening the resolve of cities worldwide to deliver action that moves us towards the targets that nearly 200 countries agreed to 10 years ago.
January 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Trump's withdrawal of the US from the Paris Climate Agreement is strengthening the resolve of cities worldwide to deliver action that moves us towards the targets that nearly 200 countries agreed to 10 years ago.
Reposted by Cathy Oke
Where Trump is letting the world down, @bloombergdotorg.bsky.social & others are stepping up to ensure the US meets its international climate obligations despite Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement. 👏
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Bloomberg philanthropy to cover U.S. climate dues after Paris withdrawal
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's philanthropy and other U.S. funders said on Thursday they will cover U.S. financial obligations to the UN climate framework after President Donald Trump called for the U.S. to withdraw - for a second time - from the Paris climate agreement.
www.reuters.com
January 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Where Trump is letting the world down, @bloombergdotorg.bsky.social & others are stepping up to ensure the US meets its international climate obligations despite Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement. 👏
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
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A greener construction sector will benefit the environment, create millions of jobs & help ease the housing crisis in #London.
“I’m proud that London is leading the way in the green transition of the construction sector…”, - Mayor @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social
➡️ c40.me/3X8qwLd
“I’m proud that London is leading the way in the green transition of the construction sector…”, - Mayor @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social
➡️ c40.me/3X8qwLd
New research from C40 Cities makes it clear: by investing in initiatives like the Green Skills Academy and fast-tracking building upgrades, we’re not just cutting carbon emissions—we’re creating jobs and making sure every Londoner has access to new opportunities.
Green construction can drive jobs boom in London says report
A pivot to more sustainable building could also help ease the capital’s housing crisis
www.standard.co.uk
February 3, 2025 at 11:39 AM
A greener construction sector will benefit the environment, create millions of jobs & help ease the housing crisis in #London.
“I’m proud that London is leading the way in the green transition of the construction sector…”, - Mayor @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social
➡️ c40.me/3X8qwLd
“I’m proud that London is leading the way in the green transition of the construction sector…”, - Mayor @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social
➡️ c40.me/3X8qwLd
Reposted by Cathy Oke
In a moment of deep geopolitical divisions city diplomacy is more urgent than ever, especially in global health. Thanks to the @cfr.org team at Think Global Health for the chase to make the case for investing in networked #cityleadership 🤝🌏
In thinking about global health governance in the wake of COVID-19, @acuto.bsky.social says city diplomacy should play a more prominent and urgent role in the work of urban leaders, global health experts, and the foreign affairs community.
www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/maki...
www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/maki...
Making City Diplomacy Work for Global Health | Think Global Health
Collaborative governance among cities is expanding and should be central to global health diplomacy
www.thinkglobalhealth.org
February 5, 2025 at 7:41 PM
In a moment of deep geopolitical divisions city diplomacy is more urgent than ever, especially in global health. Thanks to the @cfr.org team at Think Global Health for the chase to make the case for investing in networked #cityleadership 🤝🌏
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We extend our congratulations to Dr. Cathy Oke, Director of the Melbourne Centre for Cities @centre4cities.bsky.social, for being selected as a lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on Climate Change and Cities.
melbconnect.com.au/discovery/dr...
melbconnect.com.au/discovery/dr...
February 5, 2025 at 3:27 AM
We extend our congratulations to Dr. Cathy Oke, Director of the Melbourne Centre for Cities @centre4cities.bsky.social, for being selected as a lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on Climate Change and Cities.
melbconnect.com.au/discovery/dr...
melbconnect.com.au/discovery/dr...
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Alright #urbanists, it's been a while since we were last here but Bluesky seems to be finally picking up!
Starter pack of #UniMelb Centre for Cities folk & friends incoming shortly ... in the mean time say hello & give us a follow 👋 🌃
Starter pack of #UniMelb Centre for Cities folk & friends incoming shortly ... in the mean time say hello & give us a follow 👋 🌃
a polar bear cub is laying in the dirt next to a tire .
Alt: A white bear with matted fur waking up from hibernation and looking around its enclosure.
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November 19, 2024 at 2:12 AM
Alright #urbanists, it's been a while since we were last here but Bluesky seems to be finally picking up!
Starter pack of #UniMelb Centre for Cities folk & friends incoming shortly ... in the mean time say hello & give us a follow 👋 🌃
Starter pack of #UniMelb Centre for Cities folk & friends incoming shortly ... in the mean time say hello & give us a follow 👋 🌃