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Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 9 - Susan Aitken, Glasgow City Leader - Progress at COP27 and climate finance

Preview: The latest episode of the Urban Exchange Podcast sees Lauren Sorkin, Resilient Cities Network, chat with Susan Aitken, Glasgow City Leader to talk COP27 and climate finance.

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 8 - Making cities green, resilient and inclusive in a changing climate

Preview: The latest episode of the Urban Exchange brings together the principal authors of the World Bank’s latest extensive report on urban climate to discuss the 10 key findings.

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Partnership with U20 to supercharge multilevel climate action

Climate action15 Oct 2024

U20 will bring together mayors, global delegates and partners as it aims to accelerate multilevel partnerships, unleash urban financing, and drive climate action.

SmartCitiesWorld launches Cities Climate Action campaign

Climate action11 Oct 2024

Campaign comprises a structured programme of activity and events to deliver challenge- and outcome-based actionable intelligence for those on the frontline of climate action.

Cop28: CEO climate leaders call for transformative policies

Climate action26 Oct 2023

The Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders has signed an open letter ahead of Cop28 calling on public and private sector leaders to accelerate net zero actions.

Formal local climate action summit integrated with Cop28

Climate action20 Sep 2023

Hosted by the Cop28 Presidency and Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Cop28 Local Climate Action Summit will bring together hundreds of subnational climate leaders.

Six European cities awarded €7m for data-driven projects

Climate action27 Apr 2023

Funding from the ICLEI Action Fund and Google.org will help to boost projects aimed at improving the environment, reducing GHG and climate change adaptation.

How Melbourne is realising its ambitious climate action plan

Climate action30 Mar 2023

Having declared a climate and biodiversity emergency in 2019, Lord Mayor Sally Capp believes the city is on the doorstep of achieving some of its bold aims.

Speaker line-up announced for Cities Climate Action Summit

Cities Climate Action Summit14 Mar 2023

Experts from cities and organisations around the world will come together in SmartCitiesWorld’s three-day hybrid event to tackle the climate challenge head-on.

Bloomberg and Cop28 join forces to bolster cities’ climate action

Climate action10 Mar 2023

Michael Bloomberg and the Cop28 Presidency convened mayors and city leaders to highlight the critical importance of cities in the fight against climate change.

SmartCitiesWorld launches climate action summit

Cities Climate Action Summit19 Jan 2023

The Cities Climate Action Summit is being held as an in-person and virtual event between 18-20 April 2023 and will convene experts from cities around the world.

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 9 - Susan Aitken, Glasgow City Leader - Progress at COP27 and climate finance

Urban Exchange Podcast13 Dec 2022

Preview: The latest episode of the Urban Exchange Podcast sees Lauren Sorkin, Resilient Cities Network, chat with Susan Aitken, Glasgow City Leader to talk COP27 and climate finance.

How cities can build resilient treescapes

Parks and green space06 Dec 2022

Local authorities in England have collaborated on a tree and woodland toolkit to help them meet net-zero targets by increasing tree planting across the country.

ClimateView helps cities create climate investment plans

Climate action01 Dec 2022

The Impact Intelligence module enables cities to use the ClimateOS platform to calculate and visualise their transition’s implementation and operational costs.

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 8 - Making cities green, resilient and inclusive in a changing climate

Urban Exchange Podcast30 Nov 2022

Preview: The latest episode of the Urban Exchange brings together the principal authors of the World Bank’s latest extensive report on urban climate to discuss the 10 key findings.

Smart grid cost-savings to grow more than 270 per cent

Smart grids25 Nov 2022

Report by Juniper Research says that savings will exceed $125bn by 2027 as governments and utilities prioritise analytics to combat the energy crisis.

WEF launches toolbox to help cities build resilience

Climate action23 Nov 2022

Toolbox of Solutions contains more than 300 case studies from 150-plus cities and enables users to access solutions based on each city’s strategic priorities.

Aberdeen and Kobe named twins cities for hydrogen projects

Batteries and renewables23 Nov 2022

The cities of Aberdeen and Kobe have received a H2 Twin Cities award from the US Department of Energy for collaborating on their hydrogen project work.

Which cities have made the environmental action A-list?

Climate action18 Nov 2022

More than 120 cities feature in CDP’s 2022 environmental action ranking, including cities from several countries in the global south for the first time.

Cop27: Funding to help African migrants build sustainable livelihoods

Cop2718 Nov 2022

The migrants and refugees’ award provides direct financial and technical support to six African cities addressing the needs of migrants and displaced people.

Cities join mission to pioneer pathway to net-zero

Cop2717 Nov 2022

Through the Urban Transitions Mission, the cohort of 48 cities will strengthen their net-zero visions, scale action, and accelerate implementation.

Cop27: Scientific reports aim to inform urban climate action

Cop2716 Nov 2022

The reports set out to demonstrate how local governments and business leaders can meaningfully accelerate and deepen climate action across the world.

Energy costs expediting move toward more efficient buildings

Commercial buildings16 Nov 2022

Research warns net-zero carbon intervention measures directly impact a building’s bottom line and failing to decarbonise leads to significant financial risk.

Climate accounting platform supports Paris Agreement targets

Climate action16 Nov 2022

OpenClimate enables users to navigate emissions inventories and climate pledges, aggregating data from various public sources including regions and cities.

Cop27: Solutions guide aims to help cities reach net zero

Cop2715 Nov 2022

Guide addresses core issues by showing where actions can be taken across the value chains of five sectors that are closely interlinked with a city’s ecosystem.

Cop27: Call for US local leaders to “step up” on climate

Cop2714 Nov 2022

Consistent with ICLEI’s Race to Zero initiative, cities and counties are urged to commit to high-impact actions in three areas fundamental to achieve 2030 goal.

Alliance aims to strengthen private sector action on pollution

Air quality14 Nov 2022

WEF’s Alliance for Clean Air is releasing a guide to help businesses measure air pollutant emissions across value chains and create emission inventories.

Cop27: 3Degrees launches climate tech advisory service

Cop2711 Nov 2022

With the proliferation of tech platforms, the company wants to help organisations navigate the landscape and understand which solutions will meet their needs.

Cop27: what are the highest impact projects for philanthropy?

Cop2710 Nov 2022

As well as steer its funding, the research and analysis by Ikea Foundation aims to encourage the collaboration required to achieve net zero emissions.

Cop27: $1bn pledged for Asia's green energy transition

Cop2709 Nov 2022

Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank commit to financing renewable projects in the public and private sectors.

Cop27: enabling carbon assessment in digital twin platforms

Cop2709 Nov 2022

Bentley Systems has announced expanded integrated workflow for calculating infrastructure carbon in its iTwin platform using the EC3 assessment tool.

Cop27: How the US can bridge climate emissions reduction gap

Cop2708 Nov 2022

Report sets out how to bridge estimated 11 per cent gap in emissions reductions between what existing policies enable and US’ international climate commitment.

Cop27: multilevel action and financing critical to climate goals

Cop2708 Nov 2022

This is the message from LGMA, which reckons local governments are acting boldly on climate change but actions need to be scaled via urgent access to finance.

Cop27: Deal inked for Suez Canal waste-to-hydrogen project

Cop2707 Nov 2022

Green Planet for Sustainable Environmental Solutions has signed a feedstock deal with H2-Industries for the hydrogen production plant at East Port Said.

Cop27: Learn from cities’ climate action, say global mayors

Cop2707 Nov 2022

A delegation of mayors from C40 Cities attending the climate change conference will show how cities are already delivering immediate, urgently needed action.

Ashden announces climate champion award winners

Cop2704 Nov 2022

Ahead of the Cop27 climate talks in Egypt, Ashden urges global leaders to fund and scale up or spread examples of creative climate solutions such as these.

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