Discover how cities can expand their fiscal and institutional capacity to attract and manage climate finance. This session explores the role of digital tools for tracking and reporting, data platforms for transparency, and innovative approaches that allow cities to unlock new sources of investment.
Inspired by London, find out how Baku, Rio de Janeiro, Bangkok and Prague are creating their own Climate Action Weeks to drive ambitious local change - and are helping to build a powerful global movement.
Discover how this year’s Cities Climate Action Summit puts the spotlight on the switch to clean and renewable energy, and the importance of energy-efficiency.
The 2024 Cities Climate Action Summit will focus on innovative funding mechanisms and strategies to mobilise private finance for urban climate initiatives as one of its central themes.
Join us for a journey of collaboration on the Urban Exchange Podcast, where we discover how Resilient Sydney is aligning more than 30 local council on a single resilience plan.
Roland White, Global Lead for City Management, Finance and Governance at the World Bank talks us through what it will take to fund resilience at the necessary scale across the world.
Lime’s Alan Clarke explains how the UK capital can move away from private vehicles towards a lifestyle where city-dwellers can move seamlessly between different modes of public transport.
Digital Leaders CEO Giuliano Liguori highlights Italy as an example and warning that pushing ahead with smart city plans should ensure access for the worst off, on an individual and municipal level, as top priority.
Preliminary report findings reveal how smarter rules in Hannover and visitor-led cycling in Seville are reshaping how Europeans move through their cities.
New York City has approved a package of legislation creating an Office of Algorithmic Accountability, new transparency requirements and citywide AI standards.
The plan, shaped by input from nearly 3,000 residents, introduces new safety measures, updated crash data and coordinated actions across city departments.
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation has released the 2025 Municipal Equality Index, revealing a record number of cities achieving top marks for inclusion.
Local and regional governments are calling for deeper national collaboration and clearer funding pathways following on from the COP30 negotiations in Belém.
Discover how Manchester is turning its digital ambitions into action through a people-centred approach that blends social purpose with technical innovation.
The ProUrbano programme helps cities across Latin America and the Caribbean better understand and transfer climate risks and finance adaptation measures.
Cop30 President André Corrêa do Lago highlighted the importance of adaptation and multilevel governance, while a report was launched on the inclusion of cities in new NDCs.
Mayor Matt Mahan explains how the city is responsibly deploying AI and leading the discussion on how cities can use it to improve civic engagement, public safety, transportation, and service delivery.
Initiative from Rockefeller Foundation and Centre for Civic Futures aims to help governments build capacity, confidence, and shared infrastructure to use AI responsibly.
Plan to accelerate multilevel governance launches at Cop30 in Belém and Brazil and Germany are announced as the first co-chairs of the Champ coalition.
The statement is the final outcome from the Local Leaders Forum in Rio and calls on national governments to strengthen partnerships with cities and regions.
More than 300 city leaders will attend the summit with the goal of moving from the era of climate negotiation to the decade of delivery, with cities taking the lead.
Report spotlights where business and policymakers are making progress on key interventions to cut carbon in buildings, providing a playbook ahead of Cop30 to inform policy.
Manchester’s Digital Strategy has launched a new Digitalisation Maturity Assessment to accelerate connected placemaking, strengthen digital governance and ensure inclusive growth.
Initiative aims to increase territorial resilience and adaptive capacity, while reducing territorial inequalities and ensuring the right to the city for all.
Announcements at the WEF Summit included news of the first cohort for a global coalition dedicated to advancing high-quality, people-centred urban development.
Through the collaboration, Riverside is seeking to establish a model for the “thoughtful integration” of robotics and automation into local infrastructure.
It is awarded to cities demonstrating a commitment to achieving the UN SDGs through integrated policies across economic, social and environmental dimensions.
Australian capital aims to achieve net-zero emissions by 2045 and kicked off the process by talking to stakeholders to ensure a just and equitable transition.
This is among the findings in Siemens’ study of global executives exploring the state of the infrastructure transition across energy, industry and buildings.
The Global Observance of World Cities Day on 31 October will take place in Bogotá, Colombia, while Shanghai will host the 2025 SDG Cities Global Conference.
This is one of the findings revealed in the fifth edition of the World Cities Culture report that identifies key trends in urban policy in global cities.
The Tech for Good report outlines a vision for a ‘smarter’ city and economy, where human-centric systems and frameworks are embedded in smart city approaches.
iCapital prize is awarded to cities that act as front-runners in leveraging innovation to shape more sustainable, inclusive, and resilient urban environments.
Analysis by EIT Urban Mobility and Cycling Industries Europe shows the health, environmental and economic benefits of schemes and explores drivers of growth.
Bloomberg Philanthropies Local Leaders Awards honour ambitious, impactful, and people-centered climate breakthroughs led by cities and local governments.
The Communique is being delivered to the Cop30 Presidency and advocates for a defined role for cities within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Report sets out a portfolio approach to help cities around the world design resilience as an investment strategy that builds credibility and attracts capital.
$50m investment establishes LSE European City Leadership Initiative to equip local governments with the capabilities to drive progress and deliver results.
The City Corporation’s new Standard Operating Procedure policy sets out clear expectations for employees, contractors, vendors, and other stakeholders.
A total of 20 cities from 11 European countries competed for the awards, judged by an international panel of seven independent urban sustainability experts.
Maloca is a multiverse platform that seeks to remove barriers of geography and resources and make participation in the climate conference available to anyone.
The world’s largest city climate week, taking place until 28 September, sets the stage for November’s Local Leaders Forum in Rio and Cop30 talks in Bélem.
Cities met at the Espoo Nature Forum to update declaration on safeguarding biodiversity and publish a joint cooperation document with the construction industry.
The city has completed or made significant progress on more than half of the actions in its 2013 climate action report but says there is still work to be done.
The new 2025-2026 AI Plan creates trainings, resources, and rules for City employees to leverage advanced technology to better serve residents and businesses.
The Australian government’s long-anticipated climate risk assessment has arrived, but what’s the outlook and what does it mean for city governments and communities?
To be held in São Paulo ahead of Cop30 in Belém, the forum aims to mobilise capital from public and private sectors in support of the Cop30 Presidency goals.
It is the first national standard for governments across all levels to measure the impact of climate action and uses a transparent and comparable methodology.
Arkansas policymakers demonstrate both public and private commitment to ensuring the state is ready to safely harness the power of artificial intelligence.
Champ aims to accelerate collective climate action and ensure countries work in unison with their cities and regions toward emissions reduction targets.
Taking place from 23-29 August, RCAW is an independent initiative, in support of the Cop30 Presidency and in partnership with London Climate Action Week.
Justin Anderson, Managing Director for Data and Digital at Connected Places Catapult, explains how a new role for him coincides with national and local innovation priorities, and how to make good on the potential of devolution.
Birmingham City University-led project will use data, international best practices and AI tools to produce decision-making support systems and policy guidance.
2024 Environmental Report shows the biggest reason for the strong decrease in emissions in 2024 was the cessation of coal burning in the Hanasaari power plant.
The alliance is designed to help municipalities across North, Central and South America with populations over 100,000 use data to better serve communities.
Raffaele Gareri, founder and partner Urban Innovators Global and former CDO of Rome, explains why innovation in cities must begin with people, and how to deliver the best outcomes to communities through innovation projects.
With more than half of all urban land in American cities devoted to car infrastructure, a new report calls for a strategic reorientation of city planning.
Mayor David Holt of Oklahoma City explains how political agreement and tolerance has helped create a city and community that ensures investment in its future is paramount.
City’s roadmap to reduce severe and fatal crashes will align with federal guidance from the Safe System Approach and Safe Streets and Roads for All programme.
EIB will work with Athens, Thessaloniki, Kozani, Trikala, Ioannina and Kalamata, providing tailored support to prepare and implement sustainable investment plans.
City of Chattanooga’s Brian Smith explains how the city has changed its reputation from America’s dirtiest city to the first designated as a National Park City.
The Data for London Library, which replaces the Datastore, aims to make it easier to use data to benefit Londoners and power smarter, AI-enabled public services.
The platform will pilot solutions and deliver practical tools for governments to develop future-ready regulation fit for a fast-changing technological world.
New initiatives include the National Certification for Data Protection Trustmark, which aims to raise data protection standards, on a par with global standards.
Council is working towards net-zero ahead of the national deadline and said benefits to local people and businesses will include helping to lower energy bills.
Guidelines highlight the importance of finding solutions to concrete challenges, digital inclusion and the incorporation of safe and accessible technologies.
SmartCitiesWorld’s Cities Climate Action Summit showed how cities are leading the way on climate ambition and pushing forward policies that reflect the urgency of the moment.
