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COP26: 10 guiding principles to be reflected in the final agreement

COP26: 10 guiding principles to be reflected in the final agreement

Ahead of COP26, SmartCitiesWorld has written an open letter to international political leaders consisting of 10 major guiding principles that we believe should be reflected in any final agreement at the conference in Glasgow in November. Here, we break down those principles, addressing the challenges within each and the importance of cities receiving full backing from central governments as they look to a greener future.

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Rebuilding green: Analysing the Biden infrastructure plan

Rebuilding green: Analysing the Biden infrastructure plan

John Fitzgerald, Project Director, Linesight, explains why major reskilling, outreach work by government and the right messaging will be key to realising benefits.

Latest City Profile

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Dallas

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Dallas

Smart Cities Reports
Discover how the City of Dallas is pushing ahead with its smart city efforts with the latest new-look City Profile from SmartCitiesWorld.

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Air Quality Trend Report 2024

Air Quality Trend Report 2024

Trend Series
We assess the current trends in air quality monitoring and improvement, identifying projects, policies and technologies that are aiding cities in creating more liveable and breathable urban environments.

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OnDemand Panel Debate: Paving the way towards sustainability with proactive strategies & intelligent transport system

OnDemand Panel Debate: Paving the way towards sustainability with proactive strategies & intelligent transport system

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This SmartCitiesWorld panel discussion is now available OnDemand and brings cities together for bilateral learnings on the challenges and potential solutions to sustainability by utilising intelligent transport systems (ITS). The CSO of the City of Vilnius - European Green Capital 2025 are among the speakers.

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Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 19 - The intersection between risk, resilience and insurance

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 19 - The intersection between risk, resilience and insurance

Urban Exchange Podcast
The Urban Exchange welcomes Miami-Dade County’s Galen Treuer and Howden’s Peter Adams to explore the challenges facing residents and insurers in the face of climate events.

Latest Urban Exchange Podcast

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 19 - The intersection between risk, resilience and insurance

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 19 - The intersection between risk, resilience and insurance

Urban Exchange Podcast
The Urban Exchange welcomes Miami-Dade County’s Galen Treuer and Howden’s Peter Adams to explore the challenges facing residents and insurers in the face of climate events.
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Our editorial newsletter pulls together our latest news items into one email, direct to your inbox. We also feature our latest city interviews, Special Reports and Guest Opinions.

Climate action

The latest news on climate change concerning smart city projects across the world.

Sacramento announces new plan to grow the city’s tree canopy
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Sacramento announces new plan to grow the city’s tree canopy

Parks and green space30 Apr 2024
The plan calls for increasing citywide tree canopy from 19- to 35 per cent by 2045, which requires planting and maintaining an additional 25,000 trees per year.
Interactive tool helps Charlotte enhance tree canopy
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Interactive tool helps Charlotte enhance tree canopy

Parks and green space03 Apr 2024
The advanced Canopy application provides residents with a convenient and user-friendly way to access recent urban tree canopy cover data in their area.
Vancouver approves Climate Change Adaptation Strategy update
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Vancouver approves Climate Change Adaptation Strategy update

Climate action14 Mar 2024
It focuses on reducing the Canadian city’s risk to climate change-related hazards, while building more resilient communities and supporting the local economy.
UK city dwellers demand access to nature and green space
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UK city dwellers demand access to nature and green space

Parks and green space14 Mar 2024
City residents believe protecting nature and biodiversity should be the second biggest priority behind transport links and expect action on climate change.
Transport for London publishes green infrastructure plan
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Transport for London publishes green infrastructure plan

Parks and green space11 Mar 2024
Plan aligns with TfL’s 2021 Corporate Environment Plan and sets out how it will improve and care for green infrastructure and biodiversity across its estate.
Boston makes urban tree data available on open data hub
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Boston makes urban tree data available on open data hub

Parks and green space29 Feb 2024
It builds upon completion of the street tree inventory and efforts to inventory trees in parks, providing critical information on Boston’s urban tree canopy.
City of London’s green spaces worth £126.8m annually
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City of London’s green spaces worth £126.8m annually

Parks and green space15 Feb 2024
Natural Capital Solutions calculated the value the City’s open spaces deliver to the public in areas such as air quality, recreation, health and wellbeing.
Boston receives $11m federal funding to enhance tree canopy
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Boston receives $11m federal funding to enhance tree canopy

Climate action09 Oct 2023
Boston is enhancing its tree canopy and bolstering workforce opportunities in community forestry via the US Forest Service’s Urban and Community Forestry Grant.
Can artificial intelligence predict a costly treefall?
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Can artificial intelligence predict a costly treefall?

Parks and green space20 Jun 2023
ePlant’s TreeTag app measures a tree’s behaviour and health and provides comprehensive reporting and proactive suggestions to help keep trees thriving.
Scottish cities progress plans to increase tree populations
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Scottish cities progress plans to increase tree populations

Parks and green space10 May 2023
Thousands of trees have been planted across Aberdeen while Glasgow’s Clyde Climate Forest has received a £200,000 funding boost from the eight local councils.

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New municipal buildings in Charlotte to be powered by electricity

It follows the latest round of updates on Charlotte’s Sustainable Facilities Policy, which is a cornerstone of the US city’s Strategic Energy Action Plan.

What is ‘Smart City’ and why do we need them?

Smart city is the framework based on Information and Communication technologies that enable the development of sustainable practices to address the urbanisation challenges. Leveraging the technology is one of the foremost pillars of ‘smart cities’ in order to increase efficiencies and improve the quality of resident’s life and the city’s services.

OnDemand Panel Debate (11 Dec): Going behind the scenes of Dallas’ smart city initiatives

SmartCitiesWorld gets up close and personal with the City of Dallas and its innovative smart city strategies. Panellist from City of Dallas, National League of Cities and Ubicquia. Watch OnDemand

Two-thirds of Britons demand digital public services

Research by Nortal also reveals that they expect their digital experiences to mirror the slick, seamless interactions they get from private sector services.

Are you going to Smart City Expo, Barcelona in Nov 2023?

Are you going to Smart City Expo, Barcelona in November? If so, just let us know and we’ll be able to invite you to a number of exclusive events!

SmartCitiesWorld Newsletters (Daily/Weekly)

Our editorial newsletter pulls together our latest news items into one email, direct to your inbox. We also feature our latest city interviews, Special Reports and Guest Opinions.

Guest Opinions

Think Tank: Building Circular Cities

In the latest of our opinion pieces from members of our Advisory Board, we explore how we break away from the linear ...
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Latest City Profile

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Dallas

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Dallas

Smart Cities Reports
Discover how the City of Dallas is pushing ahead with its smart city efforts with the latest new-look City Profile from SmartCitiesWorld.

Latest Trend Report

Air Quality Trend Report 2024

Air Quality Trend Report 2024

Trend Series
We assess the current trends in air quality monitoring and improvement, identifying projects, policies and technologies that are aiding cities in creating more liveable and breathable urban environments.

Latest Webinar

OnDemand Panel Debate: Paving the way towards sustainability with proactive strategies & intelligent transport system

OnDemand Panel Debate: Paving the way towards sustainability with proactive strategies & intelligent transport system

Webinars
This SmartCitiesWorld panel discussion is now available OnDemand and brings cities together for bilateral learnings on the challenges and potential solutions to sustainability by utilising intelligent transport systems (ITS). The CSO of the City of Vilnius - European Green Capital 2025 are among the speakers.

Latest Podcast

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 19 - The intersection between risk, resilience and insurance

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 19 - The intersection between risk, resilience and insurance

Urban Exchange Podcast
The Urban Exchange welcomes Miami-Dade County’s Galen Treuer and Howden’s Peter Adams to explore the challenges facing residents and insurers in the face of climate events.

Latest Urban Exchange Podcast

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 19 - The intersection between risk, resilience and insurance

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 19 - The intersection between risk, resilience and insurance

Urban Exchange Podcast
The Urban Exchange welcomes Miami-Dade County’s Galen Treuer and Howden’s Peter Adams to explore the challenges facing residents and insurers in the face of climate events.
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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Dallas
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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Dallas

Discover how the City of Dallas is pushing ahead with its smart city efforts with the latest new-look City Profile from SmartCitiesWorld.
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