Climate change/Resilience

The multi-customer solar-plus-storage system aims to provide energy resilience for Humboldt County and serve as a blueprint for other clean microgrids.   Solar and storage systems can help communities build energy resilience California’s first 100 per cent renewable energy multi-customer microgrid is fully operational, providing enhanced energy resilience for the California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport […]

The commission’s Mission Adaptation will support at least 150 regions and local authorities to accelerate climate action and build climate resilience by 2030.   Urban climate change action negotiations are global but changes needed on the ground are local The first 118 regions and local authorities that will participate in the EU Mission for Adaptation […]

The site in Marburg, Germany, home to the world’s largest Covid vaccine production facility, is working with shared transport company Liftango to resolve parking issues.   Climate-positive carpooling platform alleviates pressure on parking infrastructure An industrial park in Marburg, Germany, has contracted on-demand shared transport company, Liftango, to help resolve parking issues across its 67.4-hectare […]

Economist Impact’s four-day virtual and in-person event aims to help policymakers and business leaders implement practical strategies to become more sustainable.   Sustainability Week US aims to help policymakers implement practical strategies More than 150 leading figures from across the sustainability community will be speaking at the second Economist Impact’s Sustainability Week, which kicks off […]

Seoul Metropolitan Government is aiming to replace old heating and cooling systems in public buildings with geothermal ones to help achieve carbon-neutrality by 2050.   SMG is introducing an eco-friendly geothermal energy system in public buildings The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) has announced it is converting its public buildings, including city hall, to an eco-friendly […]

The Swedish city, which is also hosting its own smart city summit, has joined String to increase connectivity and develop the megaregion as a green hub and centre for green industrial technologies.   Helsingborg is currently hosting its own smart city expo event The Swedish city of Helsingborg has become the latest member of the […]

The centres are joining the Transitioning Industrial Clusters towards Net Zero initiative which builds cross-industry and cross-cluster partnerships to better implement low-carbon technologies.   Port of Antwerp-Bruges has committed to the circular economy and energy transition Four industrial clusters in the Netherlands, Belgium and the US will work with the World Economic Forum (WEF) to […]

Ladd Keith, PhD, assistant professor of planning at the University of Arizona, and co-author of a new guide on urban heat resilience, explains why this is the time for cities and governments to take serious action to mitigate and adapt to the rise in urban heat.   Heat increase is one of the most visible […]

The cities have signed the C40 Clean Air Cities Declaration to address air pollution, which has become the second-largest cause of death on the African continent.   Dakar plans to introduce electric bus rapid transit and introduce more bike lanes Ten major African cities have committed to the C40 Clean Air Cities Declaration to improve […]

Proposals to expand the Ulez in August 2023 would see it extended to the current low emission zone boundary, covering almost the whole of London.   London’s Ulez has helped the capital clean up air quality but further action is required Transport for London (TfL) has launched a consultation on plans to expand the Ultra […]