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The built environment’s Scope 3 emissions conundrum

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The latest news in policy making on smart city projects and initiatives across the world.

Which are Europe’s most innovative cities?

Which are Europe’s most innovative cities?

News18 Nov 2024

The EC has announced the winners of this year’s – and the tenth – iCapital awards, recognising cities that lead the way in delivering innovative solutions.

C40 guide to serve as implementation tool for urban planners

C40 guide to serve as implementation tool for urban planners

Climate action08 Nov 2024

The guide will serve as a tool to accelerate sustainable, equitable and resilient urban planning policies and promote deliverable climate action around the globe.

What makes a city future-ready?

News05 Nov 2024

ThoughtLab is launching its latest global study of 250 cities that shows how city leaders are advancing their social, sustainability and economic goals.

San Diego launches climate action plan and online dashboard

San Diego launches climate action plan and online dashboard

Climate action28 Oct 2024

Stakeholders can monitor key metrics and track progress on aspects of the Climate Action Plan via the dashboard that includes detailed task lists and due dates.

WeGO announces Seoul Smart City Prize winners

WeGO announces Seoul Smart City Prize winners

News22 Oct 2024

The awards, organised by World Smart Sustainable Cities Organisation, recognise smart city initiatives that prioritise human-centric and technology innovation.

City of London publishes climate action progress report

City of London publishes climate action progress report

Climate action22 Oct 2024

The City’s Climate Action Strategy commits the organisation to achieving net zero carbon emissions in its operations by 2027 and its full value chain by 2040.

Global Future Councils call for collective action to tackle global crises

Global Future Councils call for collective action to tackle global crises

News18 Oct 2024

Initiatives and reports launched or advanced during the meeting in Dubai included the Clean Air Actions in Cities report and first in a series of AI reports.

Coalition builds on drive to multilevel climate action

Coalition builds on drive to multilevel climate action

Climate action25 Sep 2024

Bloomberg, WRI and the Cop28 Presidency co-hosted a Coalition for High Ambition Multilevel Partnerships (Champ) High-Level Political Dialogue at Climate Week NYC.

Analysis reveals scale of climate migration to cities if emissions don't fall

Analysis reveals scale of climate migration to cities if emissions don't fall

Climate action20 Sep 2024

Analysis by C40 Cities and the Mayors Migration Council highlights the need for cities to be given the right powers and resources to address climate migration.

Charlotte launches priority and policy tracker tool

Charlotte launches priority and policy tracker tool

Citizen engagement15 Aug 2024

Strategic Progress Tracker aims to increase community visibility, monitoring progress across five strategic priority areas, including well-managed government.

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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.

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Dortmund

In this edition, we focus on Dortmund in western Germany. With around 600,000 inhabitants, Dortmund is the eighth-largest city in Germany and the gateway to the Rhine-Ruhr region in the heart of Europe.

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 used to monitor and optimise Swedish road infrastructure

Computer vision and machine learning specialist, Univrses, will work with the Swedish Transport Administration to digitise and manage roadside infrastructure.

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.

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Accelerating success: Sunderland’s smart view from the world stage

Patrick Melia and Liz St Louis at Sunderland City Council and Charles O’Reilly at Boldyn Networks share insights and ...

Three liveable city projects in the spotlight

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Why energy efficiency is the low-hanging fruit of climate action

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Why the devolution revolution can unlock our net zero goals

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How AI can help cities get to net-zero

Angel Hsu and Ian French explain how large-scale text analysis could improve net-zero climate action plans and ...

Why levelling up will fail without embedding climate action

With climate and nature recovery not built into the UK government’s levelling up bill, Nigel Riglar, past president of A...

Helsinki’s journey to becoming a 15-minute city

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Vital EV charging developments that could go even further

Neil Isaacson, CEO of public charge point operator Liberty Charge, discusses why the UK Government’s Electric Vehicle I...

No more pedalling the cycle lane myth: for a less congested London, we need fewer cars

Lime’s Alan Clarke explains how the UK capital can move away from private vehicles towards a lifestyle where city-...

Cybersecurity: a lifelong journey for smart cities Sponsored by Paradox Engineering

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The scalable impact of resilient city solutions

Michael Lake and Zoe Selman of Leading Cities say the key to resiliency is innovative thinking and technology and urge ...

Lessons from Italy: Why smart city projects can bridge the urban development gap

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Beyond smart cities: why smart and sustainable cities are the way forward

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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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