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Water Safe Cities Accelerator to tackle flooding and drought

Water24 Nov 2023

Sixteen C40 cities have signed a commitment to address flooding and drought by 2030, with each city taking steps to improve water access, and flood protection.

Which city is most conducive to eco-business?

Air quality18 Jul 2023

Fifty cities were analysed across a variety of metrics, including their sustainability ranking, pollution score, air quality and number of B corporations.

C40 names 22 Green & Thriving Neighbourhood pilot projects

Planning and redevelopment03 Jul 2023

C40 is also seeking to build a network of city practitioners to exchange knowledge and collaborate on building and expanding green and thriving neighbourhoods

Environmental living project launched in Copenhagen

Residential buildings14 Apr 2023

Aiming to accelerate change and encourage conversation, Living Places Copenhagen consists of seven prototypes showcasing ideal healthy and sustainable homes.

How Copenhagen challenged the norm to tackle climate change

Climate action06 Apr 2023

Charlotte Korsgaard, head of climate, department for technical and environmental affairs, Copenhagen, says effective climate action requires courage and long-term political will.

Why do people choose to stay in or leave their cities?

Demographic change08 Mar 2023

Boston Consulting Group has surveyed more than 50,000 people in 79 cities to find out what makes urban residents want to move away from them or remain.

C40 Cities partners with Arup for urban climate action

Climate action13 Feb 2023

Arup will work with C40 to overcome barriers to climate action in cities and help develop new and innovative approaches to increase climate resilience.

Which cities are performing best in the 4IR?

News01 Feb 2023

The 2022 Smart City Index analysed 31 global cities to examine the urban changes taking place against the backdrop of the 4th Industrial Revolution.

C40 and Google partner on carbon-free energy initiative

Climate action25 Oct 2022

Programme seeks to empower cities around the world to run entirely on clean energy, every hour of every day and accelerate the decarbonisation of regional electricity grids.

Vienna returns to the top of global liveability index

News28 Jun 2022

The Economist Intelligence Unit reports that scores for culture and environment, healthcare and education have improved on the back of Covid-19 restrictions being eased but the global average score remains below pre-pandemic levels.

E-bike launched for ‘easy’ integration with public transit at MOVE 2022

Micromobility15 Jun 2022

The Forte Evo is equipped with a high-capacity, long-lasting battery that gives the vehicle a longer range and a torque sensor that provides a smoother and more natural pedalling experience.

Copenhagen tops global cities for digital transformation

News13 Jun 2022

The Digital Cities Index 2022 report by Economist Impact found that involving citizens in the design of smart city schemes underpins meaningful inclusion.

Copenhagen Airport to become Denmark’s largest EV charging site

Electric vehicles14 Apr 2022

As part of a long-term agreement, ABB will supply 1,350 chargers to the airport in partnership with energy group EWII to serve travellers and employees parking on site, as well as taxis.

New York tops smart centres ranking

News29 Nov 2021

The Smart Centres Index by the Z/Yen think-tank explores the ability of global commercial centres to be hubs for new technology based on factors such as innovation support and “creative intensity”.

Study reveals the most intelligent and future-proof cities in the world

Commercial buildings15 Oct 2021

The Cities of the Future Index by EasyPark uses publicly available data to find out which cities are best adopting new technological solutions to improve sustainability and liveability.

Danish municipalities advance their climate action plans

News28 Sep 2021

A total of 94 Danish municipalities have committed to a global framework for how cities and municipalities can contribute to achieving the objectives of the Paris Agreement.

Copenhagen edges Toronto to become world's safest city

Citizen security25 Aug 2021

The index measures the multifaceted nature of urban safety, with 76 indicators organised along five pillars: personal, health, infrastructure, digital, and environmental security.

Global ranking reflects cities’ post-pandemic resident-centric urban priorities

News29 Jul 2021

Influencing factors for BCG’s Cities of Choice ranking included quality of life, economic opportunities, social capital, interactions with authorities and speed of change.

Electric buses begin operating in Copenhagen region

News30 Jun 2021

Expected to save more than 4,500 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year, the electric buses will serve five towns on Zealand, which has 2.5 million inhabitants, as well as the island of Falster.

Canberra judged most sustainable city in the world

News11 Jun 2021

The Australian capital offers 48 per cent of its energy in sustainable ways and scored among the lowest on pollution rates in the global ranking by Uswitch.

Study reveals how cities are using tech and data to drive social development goals

News30 Mar 2021

ESI ThoughtLab collaborated with a coalition of government, business, and academic leaders to conduct the global benchmarking study.

E-buses arrive in Odense and greater Copenhagen

News17 Feb 2021

Keolis is preparing to put the 55 fully electric buses into service in summer 2021 on behalf of Movia and FynBus, the local public transport authorities.

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

News16 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.

Major cities sign the European Circular Cities Declaration

News05 Oct 2020

The cities and regions are committed to act as ambassadors and champion a circular economy that leads to a resource-efficient, low-carbon and socially responsible society.

Singapore tops smart city ranking for second year running

News17 Sep 2020

The 2020 Smart City Index measures citizens’ perceptions of the impact that technology has on their lives, surveying them on areas such as governance, health and safety, mobility and opportunities.

Bogotá and Rio de Janeiro join global coalition of cities working to create clean air for all

News08 Sep 2020

By confirming their undertaking, the mayors of Bogotá and Rio de Janeiro come together with a coalition of 35 other city mayors that aim to ensure clean air for some 150 million people.

Christchurch and Auckland prepare to roll-out electric bus fleets

News27 Aug 2020

Electrification of the country’s transport sector will further drive New Zealand’s decarbonisation efforts and support its aims to have a full zero emission bus fleet by 2040.

Ranking reveals smartest and most sustainable cities

News03 Jul 2020

Prepared by IESE Business School´s Centre for Globalisation and Strategy, the Cities in Motion Index 2020 analyses the level of development of 174 world cities.

Weekly: making the post-apocalyptic more palatable

Editor's Blog25 May 2020

The opening up of a city to cyclists is one of the best ways to enforce social distancing, increase public health and also change a citizen’s relationship with their city.

Six European cities tap AI to cut carbon emissions

News27 Jan 2020

The EU AI4Cities project is using a challenge-based procurement approach to find solutions to reduce urban greenhouse gas emissions.

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

News14 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.

Washington invests $400,000 to meet new green building standards

News10 Dec 2019

Buildings account for three-quarters of DC’s carbon emissions. New regulation requires large buildings to reduce energy and greenhouse gas.

Being ‘hyperconnected’ boosts cities’ ROI

News25 Nov 2019

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

Removing the roadblocks to smart city ROI

Opinions11 Nov 2019

Overarching strategies, funding approaches and business models all need to be adjusted if cities are to see a genuine return on their investment in smart city tech, says Itai Dadon, global head of smart cities at Itron.

Hitachi presents future train station concept, including robots and real-time service adjustments

News15 Oct 2019

Hitachi envisions AI-enabled robots transforming passenger experience.

Google’s tool to help cities measure emissions expands to Europe

News11 Oct 2019

The first European cities to gain access are Dublin, Birmingham and Manchester, with Wolverhampton and Coventry to follow soon.

Mayors back a Global Green New Deal

News10 Oct 2019

Mayors from around the world are committing to help transfer global resources away from fossil fuels "into action" that averts the climate emergency.

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

News09 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

News08 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.

Smart city ranking focuses on citizens’ perceptions

News07 Oct 2019

A new ranking focuses on how citizens perceive the priorities and effectiveness of smart city initiatives.

Mayor calls upon national governments to join cities in climate action

News24 Sep 2019

At the conclusion of the UN Climate Action Summit, chair of C40 and mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, urged all nation states to step up and commit to science-based targets.

Mayors back global climate strike as citizens flag crisis as number-one issue

News20 Sep 2019

Mayors voice their support and public say climate crisis is the most important issue, ahead of migration, terrorism and the economy.

Vienna remains top city for liveability

News05 Sep 2019

Austrian capital retains its position in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s index which assigns cities a rating of relative comfort for over 30 qualitative and quantitative factors.

London ranked top city for Generation Z

News04 Sep 2019

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

Tokyo holds position as safest city in the world

News02 Sep 2019

The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Safe Cities Index 2019 ranks 60 cities across 57 indicators covering digital, health, infrastructure and personal security.

NYC launches air quality challenge

News10 Jun 2019

The open innovation call hopes to attract new ideas to help reduce the negative impacts of urban air pollution and urban heat island effect.

Is greater regulation required for bike-sharing?

News23 May 2019

A report from IESE Business School examined the economic performance of bike-sharing initiatives across 13 cities in Europe as well as emerging potential challenges.

New York and San Francisco rank as most expensive cities for construction

News12 May 2019

A comparison study reports that the cities face unique challenges and, overall, the construction sector and its clients must invest in areas such as digitalisation and resiliency.

Interactive map tracks the smart mobility progress of 100 cities

News23 Apr 2019

Frost & Sullivan’s data-driven study found that none of the cities achieved a score that would qualify them to be termed smart mobility leaders.

The near future of urban mobility

Opinions17 Apr 2019

Improving mobility is complex, affected by many inter-related and shifting trends. Phil Williams, Director of Strategic Partnerships at Iomob, looks at how we move towards ’mobility heaven’ and avoid ’driverless car hell’.

MaaS: A world without traffic jams?

Opinions13 Mar 2019

moovel’s vision is “a world without traffic jams”. Thomas Friderich shares his insights on how MaaS can help to make this a reality.

Smog: The next tech frontier for energy entrepreneurs

Opinions06 Mar 2019

Tackling smog is good for society and makes business sense, says Diego Pavia, CEO at InnoEnergy.

Podcast: Addressing the smart cities skills gap

Special Reports21 Feb 2019

Smart cities are about people – and that includes the workers required to drive the transformation. Sarah Wray examines the skills challenge facing cities.

Copenhagen and Bern named most liveable cities

News13 Feb 2019

Global mobility expert ECA International evaluated cities on a range of factors such as infrastructure, air quality and personal safety for its annual liveability rankings

New York ranked world's premier tech city

News06 Feb 2019

The city earned first place in the Savills Tech Cities research programme based on a range of factors from its talent pool to transport links

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