Panel discussion: Digital twins for climate-aware urban planning

This session explores how cities are using digital twins to model climate risks, optimise land use and test decarbonisation scenarios. It highlights the value of real-time data, scenario simulation and cross-agency dashboards in guiding evidence-based planning decisions. The discussion focuses on how immersive modelling can accelerate resilient, low-carbon development. 

Key talking points: 

• Leveraging real-time data layers to map heat, flood and air-quality risk 
• Running decarbonisation and adaptation scenarios to guide planning choices 
• Integrating utilities, transport and building datasets into shared digital models 
• Ensuring digital twin platforms support transparent public engagement and governance
• Local area energy planning, modelling capabilities to support decarbonising of energy systems