climate action

Leading organisations across the built environment are backing an initiative to develop a standard for verifying UK buildings as net zero carbon.   Buildings are directly responsible for around one quarter of carbon emitted by the UK A cross-industry steering group, representing stakeholders across the built environment, have teamed to develop a standard for verifying […]

Framework recognises that achieving Toronto’s accelerated climate goals and targets will require collaborative action by the public, private and non-profit sectors at a scale and pace rarely seen before.   Toronto wants to ensure clear accountability and ongoing communication The City of Toronto has created an accountability and management framework to help shape implementation of […]

The Swedish city has been recognised for its proactive efforts to prepare for and mitigate climate-related hazards and joins the other hubs of Barcelona, Helsingborg, Manchester and Milan.   Malmö is working on a coastal protection strategy, expected to be finalised next year Malmö is the latest European city to be named as a Resilience […]

Kyra Appleby, global director for cities, states and regions for CDP, explains how the latest revisions to the CDP-ICLEI Track questionnaire can aid cities in disclosing urban climate action progress information that can be applied to other reporting frameworks, and how cities can begin their journey to climate action through initial disclosure – regardless of […]

The inventories will enable the cities to develop a suite of actions to incentivise more sustainable consumption in collaboration with people and businesses and pioneer new ways to measure emissions.   New York City is also signing on to the C40 Good Food Cities Declaration C40 Cities has entered a partnership with American Express to […]

C40 is inviting creative multidisciplinary teams – including architects, developers, community groups and more – to compete to design and develop climate-friendly urban projects.   Izmir in Turkey is one of the participating cities The third edition of Reinventing Cities urban design competition to transform underutilised sites into low-carbon urban projects has been announced. Reinventing […]

Steve Turner, director of the UK Cities Climate Investment Commission (CCIC), explains how the commission is seeking to close the funding gap in the UK to enable crucial green projects to go ahead, and considers the ways the commission’s model could be scaled internationally.   The UK CICC wants to use innovative new approaches for […]

The projects, spread across 13 countries, aim to create more sustainable, inclusive, and beautiful spaces in locations in the EU and will involve citizens in the green transition at the local level.   Stavanger in Norway is one of the cities that features in the shortlisted projects Smart cities, building renovation, circularity and urban and […]

Local teams will work with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to map urban heat islands, areas that can be up to 20 degrees hotter than nearby neighbourhoods.   The project seeks to inform strategies to reduce the unhealthy and deadly effects of extreme heat The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and teams of […]

Satna in Madhya Pradesh is working with Itron and Yokogawa India to use existing infrastructure to detect and prevent non-revenue water losses more easily and help with water demand fluctuations.   City of Satna will know when a large amount of water is being lost in its distribution network Satna, a major city in the […]