Finnish and French cities chart Europe’s path to clean energy
In 2029, Finland’s oldest city, Turku, will celebrate reaching the grand old age of 800. At the same time, it hopes to reach another major…
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Greener Playgrounds Are an Overlooked Climate Solution
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Looking backward to move forward: sustainable alternatives to automobiles
Net zero: Copenhagen’s failure to meet its 2025 target casts doubt on other major climate plans
How cities can fight climate change
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Cooler, Cleaner Megacities, One Rooftop Garden at a Time
Growing greens can be a powerful tool for change. The view of Cairo from the air is one of concrete buildings and tangled overpasses stretching as…
No renovation wave in sight across EU recovery plans in central and eastern Europe
In the national recovery and resilience plans, energy efficiency and building renovations can play a key role for Member States to achieve the required target…
Being smart about smart cities: A governance roadmap for digital technologies
Governance is emerging as a serious consideration when it comes to the use of advanced digital technologies to drive smart city objectives. Cities looking to…
Peer-to-peer support and rapid transitions: how Finland found an answer to heating homes
Peer-to-peer informal learning can help spread new, low-carbon technologies. Learning from the success of neighbours and others, while quickly creating a positive regulatory environment with financial…
Woven City’s hi-tech community
A promised land in which people can enjoy a happy, healthy, and sustainable life and co-exist in harmony with nature and technology. The future is…
Carbon pricing in buildings? Help renovate and fuel-switch to renewables first
Including buildings in an emissions trading scheme will have a limited impact on emissions and should, at most, complement other measures like substantially increasing renovation…
Passport – A Smart City Parking Platform
In the opening scene of the original Blade Runner from 1982, we’re introduced to a dystopian Los Angeles skyline filled with massive oil refineries perpetually…