The City of Fullerton, CA contracted with NORESCO to implement a self-funded energy efficiency project to expand smart city technologies and distributed energy resources. The project will cost $8.4 million to implement, with a guaranteed Read More
Boston, MA has a new office within its Housing Cabinet – GrowBoston: Office of Urban Agriculture – which will work to increase food production throughout the city; develop and implement new food production strategies; provide Read More
Helsinki, Finland is participating in AiRMOUR – a European Union (EU)-funded challenge to assist cities in creating programs to use drones for medical emergencies. The goal of the challenge is to define what actions must Read More
The City of Brimbank – a local government area located within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Australia – is working with the Swinburne University of Technology on a project that will use high-resolution cameras and Read More
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has created a new Mayor’s Office of Climate and Environmental Justice (MOCEJ) and appointed a climate leadership team. MOCEJ consolidates and unifies the Mayor’s Office of Climate Resiliency and Read More
Vienna, Austria recently published Smart KLIMA City Wien – its latest climate strategy for achieving the goal of CO2 neutrality within the next 20 years. Vienna currently has the lowest CO2 emissions per capita in Read More
New York City, NY has created the new Office of Technology and Innovation that will include all current city technology agencies. The agencies being consolidated include: the New York City Department of Information Technology and Read More
The Central Park Climate Lab has been created to study the impacts of climate change on urban parks. Its work will initially focus on New York City’s Central Park with the goal of working with Read More
The city of Philadelphia, PA is conducting a pilot project with the installation of optical sensors on street lights that can track environmental factors and how city sidewalks are being used. A single block in Read More
Hamburg, Germany is Europe’s third largest port city, known as a creative eclectic city and hub of science, research, and education with a demonstrated commitment to innovation and community engagement. This is a primary reason Read More
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