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

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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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Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 24 - The City Resilience Framework & the next decade of resilience

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

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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

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Study reveals how cities are using tech and data to drive social development goals

News30 Mar 2021

ESI ThoughtLab collaborated with a coalition of government, business, and academic leaders to conduct the global benchmarking study.

What will post pandemic mobility look like?

Opinions28 Sep 2020

Governments need to do more to support the development of next generation vehicles, writes TomTom’s Stephanie Leonard.

US, Brazil, Canada lagging in shift to clean energy, International Renewable Energy Agency warns

News24 Sep 2020

International Renewable Energy Agency partners with World Economic Forum to support sustainable energy’s future

New board members and Global Steering Committee for Resilient Cities Network

News23 Sep 2020

RCN to focus on resilience, healthcare and environment with new board members

Reimagining an EV future

Opinions08 Sep 2020

Changing work patterns gives a real opportunity to embrace healthier and safer transport networks, writes Simon Brammer, head of cities, Ashden

Where's the return on investment?

Opinions31 Aug 2020

Delivering a return on investment for smart cities requires three dimensional change, writes Itai Dadon, head of smart cities and IoT, Itron.

Resilient cities are being redefined by the coronavirus

Opinions24 Aug 2020

Covid-19 is showing us what resilience in cities actually is, writes Stephen Zoegall, director of global cities and infrastructure consulting, Accenture.

Connected Cities: Has the future changed in light of Covid-19?

Opinions20 Jul 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic should force us to change how we use buildings, argues Meagan Crawford, Executive Director of Urban Economic

Why smart and healthy buildings will get us back to work and play – faster and happier

Opinions14 Jul 2020

Businesses could use the healthiness of their buildings as a competitive advantage in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, writes Glenn Lurie, President and CEO, Synchronoss

Robots can deliver smart policing in the post Covid-19 reality

Opinions22 Jun 2020

Robots can play a key role assisting police forces and ensuring socially distancing support in the Covid-19 era, writes Muhammad Rahman

Holistic approaches necessary to counter lockdown fatigue

Editor's Blog04 Jun 2020

Societies must be rebuilt in a way that safeguards our health and our economy and networks and knowledge sharing will be essential in building in robust structures to defend against future shocks.

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