The World Economic Forum (WEF) has partnered with the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), Sustainable Energy for All (SEforAll), the Basel Agency for Sustainable Energy (Base), and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) to Read More
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) in England has invested 145,000 GBP (~US$175,000) to establish ‘bike libraries’ for local communities.It’s hoped that this project will encourage more people to take advantage of the new cycling routes Read More
The government of the Brussels Capital Region in Belgium recently announced the formation of a Citizens’ Assembly for the Climate. This new institution will be composed of 100 people from various backgrounds, who will be Read More
In January of 2022, The New York Clean Transportation Prizes program awarded a total of US$3 million to 17 finalists. Now, the ten finalists have been awarded a total of $85 million. The New York Read More
The Urban Transitions Mission (UTM) recently announced the first 48 cities that will receive support in testing, piloting, and scaling up solutions and adopting system-wide approaches to reach net-zero. UTM is a joint effort by Read More
The Harvard Kennedy School’s Government Performance Lab has launched a new resource to help state and local governments make better procurement decisions. The Procurement Excellence Network is a free online hub, open exclusively to those Read More
The City of Columbus, Ohio now has a solar-powered microgrid which will serve as a backup power source for a water facility. When the main power grid is down, the microgrid will enter “island mode,” Read More
The Indiana Office of Technology is partnering with the state’s two largest public universities – Purdue and Indiana University (IU) – to provide cybersecurity assessments to local governments across the state. Plans are in place Read More
The city of Athens, Greece has partnered with Google to launch an initiative that will promote the city as a tourism destination throughout the year. The initiative – “Athens. The city is the museum” – Read More
The Action Network recently released The Shared Mobility 2030 Action Agenda – an initiative with the aim of promoting shared mobility. The members of The Action Network – which include public, private, and non-profit organizations Read More
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