ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Cities was coordinating author on the ‘Buildings’ and ‘Cities’ chapters of Towards a Green Economy: Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication, a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme. The report challenges the myth of a trade-off between environmental investments and economic growth, and makes central the roles of cities in an emerging ‘green’ economy.