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Irish government commits €35m to local climate action

Climate action17 Feb 2026

Funding, which comes under the EU Just Transition Fund, recognises the key role local authorities play in making the transition to a climate-neutral economy.

Jakarta integrates climate resilience into its infrastructure

Climate action09 Feb 2026

The Indonesian city has been working with the British Embassy and C40 Cities to accelerate climate resilience and reach its net-zero emissions target by 2050.

How UK councils can scale up local energy programmes

Climate action30 Jan 2026

New guide aims to provide UK local authorities with a practical, easy to understand introduction to how energy flexibility works and the benefits it can unlock.

Brownfield regeneration is crucial to solving Europe housing crisis

Planning and redevelopment22 Jan 2026

Europe must take advantage of brownfield development’s potential to address affordable housing needs and reduce carbon emissions, a new report reveals.

UKPN aims to accelerate implementation of low-carbon tech

Climate action21 Jan 2026

The EcoVar device helps maximise the use of the existing electricity network, enabling more homes to adopt clean technologies like EVs and solar panels.

Boston to build first hotel under new Net Zero Carbon Zoning

Climate action19 Jan 2026

One of five projects to be approved under the initiative, the building will improve the public realm with landscaping, street trees and pedestrian connections.

Cambridge begins construction of £6.1m solar park

Solar power19 Jan 2026

Project will see the installation of a one-megawatt solar system paired with a battery to power electric bin lorries and other council vehicles in the UK city.

Zero Bills homes launch in Scotland

Climate action15 Jan 2026

The scheme allows customers to move into homes in Dundee equipped with green technology such as heat pumps and pay no home energy bills for at least 5-10 years.

Berlin boosts climate and environmental protection

Climate action08 Jan 2026

The German capital’s Senate has more than €570m available, which it will use on a raft of measures to build a climate-resilient and liveable city in the future.

Engineering academy awards £39m to scale climate innovations

Climate action29 Dec 2025

Thirteen engineering innovators receive £3m each to develop solutions that tackle multiple causes of the climate crisis, and mitigate and adapt to its impacts.

Digital tool cuts costs for councils developing energy plans

Climate action19 Dec 2025

The Local Area Energy Planning (LAEP+) planning tool makes it quicker and more cost-efficient for local authorities to develop their Local Area Energy Plans.

London trams depot in Croydon makes green transition

Solar power18 Dec 2025

Sustainable transformation of the depot has seen a major upgrade to its heating and power system, improving energy efficiency and saving money in the long-term.

Los Angeles no longer uses coal in city power supply

Climate action16 Dec 2025

The announcement is a major milestone on city’s accelerated transition to 100 per cent clean energy by 2035 and a pivotal step in its climate leadership.

Tool launched to track Europe’s race to net-zero transport

Climate action11 Dec 2025

Part of the Path2Zero project, PolicyFrameMapper is a dashboard designed to map, compare and analyse transport decarbonisation strategies across Europe.

Ottawa approves climate action, water and waste investment

Climate action09 Dec 2025

Investments are complemented by $94m in capital contributions that apply a climate lens to projects across the city, including $32m to strengthen resiliency.

Kenya uses geothermal energy to power air carbon capture

Climate action08 Dec 2025

After capturing CO₂ directly from ambient air, it is compressed and cooled, which causes it to liquify so that it can then be transported to secure geological sites.

Latest cities announced for EU peer learning programme

Climate action04 Dec 2025

The ‘Twin cities’ will work together on local climate action as part of the Twinning Learning Programme, a peer-learning initiative of the EU Cities Mission.

How Canberra aims to build its future today

Economic Development04 Dec 2025

ACT’s Strategic Economic Development Framework is designed to ensure Canberra remains a place where people can live well, work flexibly, and stay connected.

Dallas expands EV charging with seven more Beam systems

Electric vehicles25 Nov 2025

The systems, which generate and store their own clean electricity, will be used to charge the City’s growing fleet of EVs, including electric pickup trucks.

Toronto opens first City-run net-zero building

Climate action25 Nov 2025

The building, a childcare centre, demonstrates the city’s leadership in climate action and supports its commitment to achieving net-zero emissions by 2040.

Cop30: Brazil leads global effort to accelerate multilevel climate action

Climate action11 Nov 2025

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.

Cop30 Local Leaders Forum delivers outcome statement

Climate action10 Nov 2025

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.

State of UK council climate action revealed in new report

Climate action05 Nov 2025

Report looks at overall trends of UK councils’ climate action giving comprehensive oversight of where progress has been made and where action is still lacking.

How AI and biometrics are shaping next-generation mobility paymentsSponsored by ST Engineering

Opinions04 Nov 2025

Fuad Alsagoff, Senior Manager, Mobility Payment Systems, Urban Solutions at ST Engineering, explains how mobility payments are evolving with a new wave of technology – and how openness and inclusive services are driving adoption.

C40 World Mayors Summit 2025 opens in Rio de Janeiro

Climate action03 Nov 2025

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.

Industry leadership and policy action key to decarbonise buildings

Climate action03 Nov 2025

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.

Boston launches city energy saver programme

Climate action31 Oct 2025

Boston Energy Saver programme is a resource to connect Boston residents with discounts and building upgrades that work best for their home or small business.

How Canberra is developing its next climate strategy

Climate action29 Oct 2025

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.

Why energy nationalism is replacing climate ambition

Climate action27 Oct 2025

This is among the findings in Siemens’ study of global executives exploring the state of the infrastructure transition across energy, industry and buildings.

Net-zero energy urban cable car to launch in Saint-Denis

Transport hubs24 Oct 2025

It will connect lower district of Bellepierre to the La Montagne plateau in four minutes, providing thousands of residents with an alternative to car travel.

Shanghai and LA green corridor project reaches milestone

Logistics22 Oct 2025

Phase one achievements of the green corridor project include expansion of shore power infrastructure to meet 100 per cent electrification serving container vessels.

City of London and Square Mile on track to be net zero by 2040

Climate action21 Oct 2025

Figures in the Climate Action Strategy progress report reveal that carbon emissions across the Square Mile have fallen by 24 per cent between 2017 and 2022.

Twenty-six cities chosen as finalists in climate action awards

Climate action13 Oct 2025

Bloomberg Philanthropies Local Leaders Awards honour ambitious, impactful, and people-centered climate breakthroughs led by cities and local governments.

Sign the SmartCitiesWorld COP30 Communique

Climate action13 Oct 2025

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.

Manchester sets out climate action plan for next five years

Climate action13 Oct 2025

The city as a whole and the council as an organisation are on a mission to reduce the amount of carbon with a shared target of becoming zero carbon by 2038.

City of Helsinki joins energy efficiency agreement

Batteries and renewables10 Oct 2025

The Energy Efficiency Agreement for the Public Sector is a 10-year voluntary agreement that guides municipalities in improving their energy efficiency

E-bike and e-scooter parking system deployed in Denver South

Micromobility07 Oct 2025

The Sparkpark system introduces advanced digital parking infrastructure to make it easier for riders to locate, park and check in Spin e-bikes and scooters.

UK progresses major carbon capture projects

Climate action01 Oct 2025

The developments are the first two anchor projects to join Eni’s Liverpool Bay Transportation & Storage network, part of the HyNet carbon capture cluster.

Ottawa reports on climate action progress

Climate action26 Sep 2025

The City has invested more than $1.1bn in climate initiatives since 2023, including $974m for the Zero Emission Bus Programme and $129m in climate resiliency.

Roadmap aims to set EU transport on path to net-zero

Climate action26 Sep 2025

Path2Zero will provide accurate data, realistic modelling, and actionable roadmaps to bridge the gap between transport policies and GHG emission reduction goals.

How cities can get ahead with AI-enabled traffic managementSponsored by ST Engineering

Opinions25 Sep 2025

Dr Chong Chee Chung, Vice President, ITS Architecting, Mobility Road, Urban Solutions at ST Engineering, explains how a combination of deep learning, computer vision and artificial neural networks are transforming urban traffic management.

C40 mayors showcase ambitious climate action at Climate Week NYC

Climate action23 Sep 2025

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.

Mayor marks Climate Week NYC with “Good Clean Fun” initiative

Climate action23 Sep 2025

New guidelines introduced by mayor Eric Adams aims to help event producers cut waste, reduce emissions, and improve environmental impact across the city.

Finnish cities join forces to prevent biodiversity loss

Climate action19 Sep 2025

Cities met at the Espoo Nature Forum to update declaration on safeguarding biodiversity and publish a joint cooperation document with the construction industry.

Seattle releases climate action progress report

Climate action18 Sep 2025

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.

UK energy networks help local authorities cut net zero admin

Climate action18 Sep 2025

UK Power Networks, Cadent and SGN are launching the Common Ask Template to enable local authorities to provide information networks need simply and only once.

Australia's national climate risk assessment – what does it mean for cities?

Climate action15 Sep 2025

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?

G20 leaders urged to support cities in scaling up urban climate action

News15 Sep 2025

Cities vaunted as leaders of a renewed, people-centred multilateralism as communiqué presses for formalised multi-level collaboration on climate strategies.

Why cities need to make circular waste central to cutting urban emissions

Resilience11 Sep 2025

Analysis in a new report from the nonprofit Leading Cities and the Afkar Collective consultancy argue how we handle waste is “first-order resilience issue”.

Bloomberg to stage Cop30 Business and Finance Forum

Climate action10 Sep 2025

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.

New UK-Australia partnership to lead clean energy innovation

Batteries and renewables05 Sep 2025

Agreement with the University of Western Australia and the Centre of Decommissioning Australia from Teesside University strengthens each region’s role as a leader in clean energy innovation.

York releases details of new Passivhaus housing development

Residential buildings04 Sep 2025

The new Passivhaus development is part of a wider push to cut carbon, lower living costs, and create climate resilient communities by the City of York Council.

Manchester targets 44 per cent emissions cut with new climate action plan

Climate action02 Sep 2025

The 2025-30 strategy includes 62 actions on everything from renewable energy to low emissions transport to keep the city on track for its 2038 net zero carbon goal.

National standard measures the impact of climate action

Climate action01 Sep 2025

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.

Building smarter cities: scaling sustainability and efficiency with smart city platformsSponsored by ST Engineering

Opinions28 Aug 2025

ST Engineering’s Richard Ng explains how integrated smart city platforms can support cities in becoming more sustainable and efficient at the scale that is right for them.

Multilevel climate action coalition welcomes Sweden and Bolivia

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