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A clean and efficient future: energy in focus at Cities Climate Action Summit 2024

Discover how this year’s Cities Climate Action Summit puts the spotlight on the switch to clean and renewable energy, and the importance of energy-efficiency.

SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024: experience ‘Tokyo 2050’ todaySponsored by The SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024 Showcase Program Executive Committee

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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile 2024 – City of Madrid

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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Shenzhen

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Podcasts

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 23 - Identifying urban solutions at the intersection of climate, health, and equity

Tune into the latest Urban Exchange podcast, where guests from the city of Buenos Aires City Government and Yale University discuss the links between climate, health and inequity.

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 22 - Digital solutions shaping the urban landscape

The latest Urban Exchange takes us inside the world of digital financial innovation and how it supports urban resilience, with experts from Cape Town and StateUp.

Opinions

The built environment’s Scope 3 emissions conundrum

Without serious consideration for Scope 3 emissions, we will be unable to reach global net zero goals and improve the quality of life of building occupants, says Mahesh Ramanujam, CEO of Global Network for Zero.

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the exhibitor: Latitudo 40

Latitudo 40 sits at the convergence of satellite imagery analysis and AI and will demonstrate the vital role satellite data has to play in helping cities tackle the challenges of climate change.

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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile 2024 – City of Madrid

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AI in Utilities Management for Cities Trend Report 2024

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Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 23 - Identifying urban solutions at the intersection of climate, health, and equity

Urban Exchange Podcast

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Latest Urban Exchange Podcast

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 23 - Identifying urban solutions at the intersection of climate, health, and equity

Urban Exchange Podcast

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Climate action

The latest news on climate change concerning smart city projects across the world.

Study warns of $800m climate-related losses for World Cup venues

Study warns of $800m climate-related losses for World Cup venues

Climate action03 Dec 2024

Structural resilience of football venues will prove critical, as some high-hazard venues mitigate financial losses through smart design and natural barriers.

Ukraine municipalities join climate neutrality initiative

Ukraine municipalities join climate neutrality initiative

Climate action03 Dec 2024

Launched under the EU Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities Mission, Sun4Ukraine is a four-year project supporting Ukrainian cities in pursuit of climate-neutrality.

How shared transport can reduce UK emissions

How shared transport can reduce UK emissions

Climate action03 Dec 2024

A study carried out by CoMoUK reveals the extent to which the use of shared transport schemes in England and Wales could lead to a reduction in emissions.

Pavegen unveils latest innovation to kinetic energy suite

Pavegen unveils latest innovation to kinetic energy suite

Solar power29 Nov 2024

The Solar+ tile claims to harvest up to 30 times more energy than its predecessor in optimal conditions and combines the power of footsteps and the sun.

City-wide heat network to be scaled in Bradford

City-wide heat network to be scaled in Bradford

Climate action29 Nov 2024

1Energy’s low-carbon Bradford Energy Network aims to enable the rapid decarbonisation of heating and serve as a blueprint for cities and towns nationally.

Municipal solar scheme sign-up launched in Barcelona

Solar power28 Nov 2024

Local people and businesses in Barcelona can sign up for the service, with energy generated by two power-generating infrastructures in the public space.

AI-designed urban wind turbine unveiled

Wind power28 Nov 2024

The Birmingham Blade, a collaboration between EvoPhase and Kwik Fab, addresses the issue of producing small-scale, affordable, generators of wind energy.

Canberra begins construction of battery energy storage system

Canberra begins construction of battery energy storage system

Climate action27 Nov 2024

The large-scale 250MW battery will reportedly store enough renewable energy to power one-third of the city of Canberra for two hours during peak demand.

US Dot launches local climate action playbook

US Dot launches local climate action playbook

Climate action26 Nov 2024

Climate Strategies That Work playbook includes 28 solutions to help reduce carbon pollution and create more resilient and sustainable transportation systems.

Organisations’ lack of data poses challenge to decarbonisation

Organisations’ lack of data poses challenge to decarbonisation

Data management & software26 Nov 2024

Availability and access to right data is key challenge to decarbonisation efforts, despite 54 per cent of firms having mature or advanced data-driven operations.

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What is ‘Smart City’ and why do we need them?

Smart city is the framework based on Information and Communication technologies that enable the development of sustainable practices to address the urbanisation challenges. Leveraging the technology is one of the foremost pillars of ‘smart cities’ in order to increase efficiencies and improve the quality of resident’s life and the city’s services.

ST Engineering to provide smart city platform for Lusail City

The company will build and operate a smart city platform with citywide network connectivity for the Qatar city using advanced AI and data-driven technologies.

Are you going to Smart City Expo, Barcelona in Nov 2024?

Are you going to Smart City Expo, Barcelona in November? If so, just let us know and we’ll be able to invite you to a number of exclusive events!

AI and AV companies partner to advance smart mobility in UAE

Bayanat and Oxa are forming a strategic partnership to advance the development and deployment of autonomous vehicle solutions in the UAE and beyond.

New Rochelle unveils plans for transit centre redesign

Redesign is a cornerstone of the City’s transformative downtown redevelopment strategy, positioning it as a model for equitable and sustainable urban growth.

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A water-secure future: cost-effective and sustainable smart metering at scaleSponsored by ST Engineering

Chong Liang Ming, Head of Smart Utilities, Urban Solutions at ST Engineering, explains how water advanced metering ...

How satellite data can help cities battle climate changeSponsored article

Francesco Amato of Latitudo 40 explains how cities can harness the power of satellite imagery analysis and AI to ...

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the exhibitor: SSE Energy Solutions

SSE Energy Solutions will show how by leveraging the power of smart city data, cities have a key role to play in ...

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the exhibitor: SatVu

SatVu will show how the nature of earth observation data makes it exceptionally inclusive and can help to create a much ...

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the exhibitor: ESA’s Business Applications and Space Solutions (BASS)

ESA’s Business Applications and Space Solutions (BASS) will be showcasing the potential for space applications to ...

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the exhibitor: REEN

Are static routes for waste collection out and dynamic routes the future? REEN will be highlighting its sensor ...

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the exhibitor: NeuerEnergy

NeuerEnergy will demonstrate how it can help cities drive change by reducing the carbon footprint of the built ...

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the exhibitor: Libelium

Libelium will be demonstrating its cutting-edge IoT solutions designed to monitor and reduce urban pollution based on ...

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the exhibitor: AppyWay

AppyWay will show cities why they need to adopt dynamic and data-driven kerbside management systems to optimise the use ...

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the speaker: Shelby Rust Busó, City of San Diego

Shelby Rust Busó, chief sustainability officer, City of San Diego, Sustainability and Mobility Department, explains why ...

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the speaker: Matt Greener, Arriva UK

Matt Greener of Arriva UK will share his insights on prioritising public transport and making the modal shift away from ...

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the speaker: Yiu-Shing Pang, UK Power Networks

Yiu-Shing Pang of UK Power Networks will share how the electricity distribution operator’s open data programme can help ...

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the speaker: Lauren Sorkin, Resilient Cities Network

Lauren Sorkin, executive director of Resilient Cities Network, explains the importance of equity in resilience and why R...

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Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 23 - Identifying urban solutions at the intersection of climate, health, and equity

Urban Exchange Podcast

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Latest Urban Exchange Podcast

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 23 - Identifying urban solutions at the intersection of climate, health, and equity

Urban Exchange Podcast

Tune into the latest Urban Exchange podcast, where guests from the city of Buenos Aires City Government and Yale University discuss the links between climate, health and inequity.

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Urban Glen “live-work-and-cultural” development unveiled for Hangzhou

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Special Reports

A clean and efficient future: energy in focus at Cities Climate Action Summit 2024

A clean and efficient future: energy in focus at Cities Climate Action Summit 2024

SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024: experience ‘Tokyo 2050’ todaySponsored by The SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024 Showcase Program Executive Committee

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024: going green in the built environment

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024: going green in the built environment

City Profiles

Smart Cities Reports

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile 2024 – City of Madrid

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Smart Cities Reports

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile 2024 – San Diego

Delve into the latest City Profile from SmartCitiesWorld, focusing on how the City of San Diego is innovating through policy and technology to best serve its communities.

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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Dallas

Discover how the City of Dallas is pushing ahead with its smart city efforts with the latest new-look City Profile from SmartCitiesWorld.

Research

White Paper: Smart LED streetlights - the gold standard for measurable carbon reduction

White Paper: Smart LED streetlights - the gold standard for measurable carbon reduction

Use this white paper to discover how cities can reduce energy costs and track carbon emission reductions by upgrading outdated streetlights to LED technology with smart controls. It explains the limitations of relying solely on renewables or carbon capture to meet decarbonization goals and emphasizes the cost-effectiveness and immediate impact of energy efficiency projects like LED upgrades.

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024: lessons and takeaways

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024: lessons and takeaways

With Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 at a close, look back at some of the key actions and considerations for cities that came from a packed two days of discussion and insight. The report explores actionable insights for city administrations to accelerate climate action, emphasising the development of policies, the deployment of cutting edge technologies and the methods of financing projects in climate action across energy, mobility and the built environment.

White Paper: A blueprint for using AI to create smarter cities

White Paper: A blueprint for using AI to create smarter cities

This white paper maps the journey from data discovery to implementing AI and computer vision models for urban use cases to gain customized insights.