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Spin sets carbon negative sustainability goal by 2025

05 Aug 2020

The Ford micro-mobility company will seek to achieve sustainability goals through a combination of electrifying operations, renewable power and “aggressive mode” shift away from private automobiles.

City of Lahti launches personal carbon trading scheme

15 Jun 2020

The free mobile CitiCap app automatically tracks a means of transport used and allows citizens in the Finnish city to benefit from reducing their own mobility emissions.

Liverpool invests £3.4 million in eco-friendly refuse vehicles

25 Feb 2020

The new compressed natural gas vehicles are part of a drive to help reach a target of recycling more than 55 per cent of waste across the city.

Retailers rethink last-mile deliveries to reduce emissions and meet customer expectations

21 Feb 2020

A new report by eDelivery explores how retailers and carriers are looking for new ways to reduce carbon emissions and meet customer expectations of sustainability.

Almost half of councils unsure of their carbon footprint

10 Feb 2020

According to a freedom of information request from engineering services trade body ECA, councils also lack plans for reducing the carbon emissions from their built assets.

Consumers demand low-carbon housing

31 Oct 2019

A YouGov poll shows that the majority of residents believe local authorities should deny building requests for buildings built with a high-carbon footprint.

Special Reports

Using the fourth space to help cities cope with Covid-19

At SmartCitiesWorld’s inaugural advisory board meeting, Jeff Risom, chief innovation officer at Gehl Architects, explored how the public realm might be managed in the post-pandemic era.