The City of Stuttgart, Germany has installed a new digital pedestrian guide system – made up of several smart LED – powered signs. City officials state that the Smart Signage has been adopted with the Read More
The ports of Marseille, France are conducting a pilot project using specialized drones to detect and analyze the sulfur content of the exhaust fumes of ships in the harbor. These international vessels have often been Read More
C40 Cities is partnering with Google to launch the 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy for Cities program. The program will support cities around the world in exploring the concepts of 24/7 carbon-free energy (CFE), the acceleration of Read More
The city of Milan, Italy recently introduced an innovative method of sanitizing its taxis. The system uses UV-C ray technology to sanitize the air by killing up to 99.9% of viruses and bacteria. The SanitaAria Read More
San Francisco’s Department of the Environment (SF Environment) recently announced the availability of US$2m in community grant funding for projects that support the city’s climate action plan. The city’s plan seeks to achieve net zero Read More
The California Energy Commission (CEC) is funding a vehicle-to-building (V2B) resilience hub in Oakland that is designed to demonstrate the value of bidirectional electric vehicle charging for providing back-up power. V2B Oakland will act as Read More
C40 Cities, a global network of mayors taking action to confront the climate crisis, and NREP, a Danish urban investor, have published a guidebook offering a framework and approach for delivering net zero emissions at the neighborhood Read More
The city of Sunderland in England has conducted a trial using solar powered smart compactor trash cans. The trial used real-time performance testing to assess the benefits of the technology and to decide if the Read More
Lazio – a central Italian administrative region which includes the city of Rome – recently announced that it has already removed more than 10 tons of trash from the region’s rivers with the use of Read More
Mayor Eric Adams of New York City has created the Mayor’s Office of Urban Agriculture and appointed Qiana Mickie as its director. Mickie will oversee the administration’s efforts to support, strengthen, and expand the network Read More
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