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Which cities make the environmental action A-list for 2020?

16 Nov 2020

CDP has named 88 global cities that are working to become resilient, healthy, and prosperous places to live and work while cutting emissions and rapidly building resilience against the climate crisis.

5G autonomous electric vehicle trial launched in Stockholm

28 Sep 2020

The collective behind the trial aim to explore the safe introduction of self-driving autonomous EVs in complex urban areas to help optimise route planning.

Swedish transport authority awards fossil-free bus contract

24 Jul 2020

Storstockholms Lokaltrafik has awarded Keolis a €500m, four-year extension to operate and maintain the fleet, which will serve the centre of Stockholm and Lidingö island.

Swedish municipality deploys robots for safer recruitment

05 May 2020

The Upplands-Bro municipality outside of Stockholm is using artificial intelligence recruitment robots to reduce the risk of contamination at the interview stage during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Stockholm deploys intelligent streetlight management system

06 Mar 2020

The Swedish city’s traffic department will utilise Itron’s Streetlight.Vision smart city management platform to manage streetlights, improve energy efficiency and optimise performance.

GrowSmarter cities publish recommendations for policymakers

20 Jan 2020

Barcelona, Cologne and Stockholm, the three Lighthouse cities in the EC-funded project, highlight the importance of early citizen engagement and the value of demonstrator projects.

21 European cities selected for Bloomberg 'high impact' digital services programme

14 Jan 2020

The Bloomberg Philanthropies initiative aims to help the cities deliver "high impact" digital services and share lessons learned with the rest of the world.

‘Drivers are guests’: How Oslo cut traffic deaths to almost zero in 2019

09 Jan 2020

Oslo’s governing mayor tells SmartCitiesWorld how the city is making its streets safer, and that autonomous vehicles could help with retaining and improving the results.

Being ‘hyperconnected’ boosts cities’ ROI

25 Nov 2019

Hyperconnected leaders include Singapore, Hong Kong, New York, Seoul, London, Melbourne, Copenhagen and Dublin.

Stockholm is 2019’s winner at Smart City Expo World Congress

21 Nov 2019

Other award-winning initiatives include the ’world’s first’ 5G city digital twin, work to better integrate slums and the largest urban cable car system.

Cities commit to ‘clean construction’ to cut building emissions by up to 44 per cent

09 Oct 2019

Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm have pledged to reduce emissions from construction as new research is released.

30 cities say their greenhouse gas emissions have peaked

08 Oct 2019

Austin, Athens, Lisbon and Venice are the latest major cities to have ‘peaked’ their greenhouse gas emissions, meaning they won’t rise any further and are now falling.

Momentum behind MaaS continues to build in Europe

03 Oct 2019

Vulog has announced the latest update to its multi-modal, multi-city platform which has increased user engagement by a third, while Iomob and Karhoo are partnering for MaaS projects.

No city is fully prepared for the disruption of AI

27 Sep 2019

A new ranking reveals that Singapore, London and New York are marginally better prepared but governments and private sector institutions around the world need to do more.

London ranked top city for Generation Z

04 Sep 2019

The UK capital stood out from other cities in areas such as social entrepreneurship, co-working spaces, education, artificial intelligence and concerts.

Start-ups meet the urban water challenge

28 Aug 2019

Winners of the 2019 Imagine H20 challenge were announced at World Water Week in Stockholm and will deploy their solutions in cities in three continents.

NLC encourages US cities to explore congestion charging

12 Aug 2019

National League of Cities wants to show local leaders how such charging systems could sustainably improve conditions on and around America’s roads.

Helsinki top for work-life balance

07 Aug 2019

A study has compared data on livability, work intensity, institutional support and legislation to rank cities based on their success in promoting work-life balance to citizens.

More cities declare climate emergencies: Will it spur real change?

15 Jul 2019

Experts praise cities for highlighting the scale of the climate crisis but urge them to follow up with concrete actions.

Lime and Octopus team for a greener London

25 Apr 2019

Lime warehouses, which charge Lime-E electric assist bike batteries, are being powered by clean and renewable energy in the UK capital.

New unified system for local and regional government climate reporting

21 Apr 2019

Environmental non-profit organisations CDP and ICLEI have joined forces to launch a new unified climate action reporting system.

Mobility business accelerator buys into MaaS pioneer

19 Mar 2019

Via ID has acquired a majority stake in Swedish start-up UbiGo which wants to bring its subscription-based mobility-as-a-service offering to households in major cities.