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

UK city dwellers demand access to nature and green space

UK city dwellers demand access to nature and green space

Parks and green space14 Mar 2024

City residents believe protecting nature and biodiversity should be the second biggest priority behind transport links and expect action on climate change.

Manchester City Council on track to meet solar targets

Manchester City Council on track to meet solar targets

Solar power28 Jul 2023

The council aims to have almost 10,000 solar panels on its buildings across the city by the end of 2023, supporting its Climate Change Action Plan 2020-25.

Siemens proposes roadmap to decarbonise industrial estate

Siemens proposes roadmap to decarbonise industrial estate

Batteries and renewables17 Apr 2023

The Low Carbon Trafford Park 2038 study covers a range of solutions and supports Trafford Council’s net zero aims for the Greater Manchester borough by 2038.

Funding deficit threatens UK cities’ climate action plans

Funding deficit threatens UK cities’ climate action plans

Climate action31 Mar 2023

Two thirds of local authorities say budgetary capacity is holding back their ability to adapt to a warming planet with the investment gap standing at £17.4bn.

UN names Resilience Hubs in Portugal and Italy

UN names Resilience Hubs in Portugal and Italy

Resilience24 May 2022

Matosinhos and the Province of Potenza have been recognised by the UN-led coalition Making Cities Resilient 2030 for pioneering strategies to reduce the impact of disasters including fires and earthquakes.

UK council climate plan scorecards revealed

UK council climate plan scorecards revealed

Climate action01 Feb 2022

An assessment of the plans also found that a fifth of local councils have still not published plans to tackle climate change even though most have declared a climate emergency more than two years ago.

Manchester progresses plans to buy own solar farm

Manchester progresses plans to buy own solar farm

Solar power12 Jan 2022

Producing renewable energy directly would improve energy security and give the the UK city’s council greater certainty over future costs, as well as support its climate change action plan.

UK local authorities work together to reduce carbon footprints

UK local authorities work together to reduce carbon footprints

News13 Jul 2021

Developed with the Anthesis Group, the initiative is designed as a public sector alternative to traditional carbon offsetting and aims to help the authorities benefit from local insetting investment choices.

Commission aims to identify green investment opportunities across UK cities

Commission aims to identify green investment opportunities across UK cities

Commercial buildings07 Jul 2021

Initial analysis by the new UK Cities Climate Investment Commission suggests that meeting net zero in London and the major cities could bring up to £330bn of investment into the country.

UK council chooses Lime for e-scooter trial

UK council chooses Lime for e-scooter trial

News19 Mar 2021

Rochdale Borough Council will deploy 500 e-scooters and the programme includes a Lime community hub in the town centre, providing unlimited free rides for key workers.

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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.

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

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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.

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.

Neom announces investments in future land and sea travel

Neom is investing in autonomous driving company Pony.ai and electric seaglider company Regent to advance plans for zero-emission, multimodal transport.

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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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