Cities Climate Action News

Organisations’ lack of #Data poses challenge to #Decarbonisation - Availability and access to right data is key challenge to decarbonisation efforts, despite 54 per cent of firms having mature or advanced data-driven operations, according to Siemens report #ClimateAction #NetZero #SDGs #UrbanSpace https://ow.ly/LacE50UgbZU

C40 Cities collaboration to help cities tackle #ExtremeHeat - A $1.05m grant from climate and energy solutions provider Carrier will support C40 to promote sustainable cooling solutions in buildings and neighbourhoods #ClimateAction #Resilience #UrbanSpace https://ow.ly/Ck3q50Uf7qb

Smart floating infrastructure aims to accelerate #NetZero goals - ELIRE Infra scalable #SmartHubs infrastructure solution has been launched to accelerate #Decarbonisation across #Ports, #Harbours, #Waterways, and the industries they support #ClimateAction #SDGs #Renewables https://ow.ly/U0LG50Uf710

Green light for eco-friendly coastal town in #Edinburgh - Development includes 847 net-zero ready homes on the city’s largest brownfield site, addressing the housing emergency and helping achieve climate action goals Cruden Group The City of Edinburgh Council #ClimateAction #NetZero #UrbanSpace https://ow.ly/btF550UcZp4

Pavegen unveils latest innovation to kinetic energy suite at LiveableCitiesX - The Solar+ tile claims to harvest up to 30 times more energy than its predecessor in optimal conditions and combines the power of footsteps and the sun #ClimateAction #Renewables #SolarPower https://ow.ly/ZeXZ50Uih5J

Austin Energy supercharges community solar programme - Solar Standard Offer programme allows commercial property owners to host #SolarPanels on their rooftops or lease roof space to third-party solar developers #ClimateAction #Renewables #SolarPower #Austin https://ow.ly/R4QQ50Uc9Bs

City-wide #HeatNetwork to be scaled in #Bradford - 1Energy Group’s low-carbon Bradford Energy Network, with partners University of Bradford, Bradford College, HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS), aims to enable the rapid #Decarbonisation of heating and serve as a blueprint for cities and towns nationally #ClimateAction #NetZero #SmartCities https://ow.ly/V0lo50UigJA

Incubator selects startups for building innovation programme - Three #CleanTechnology startups have been awarded $250,000 each in non-dilutive funding to help accelerate energy-efficient, #Resilient building technologies Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN2), National Renewable Energy Laboratory #ClimateAction #SmartGrids #UrbanSpace https://ow.ly/na2f50Uc97E

#Cop29: GCoM package supports multilevel climate action - It builds on Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM)’s ongoing work to provide resources to achieve #ClimateGoals across all levels of government #ClimateAction #Baku #OpenData #PolicyMaking https://ow.ly/9oIB50Uc8M1

#Cop29: Resilient cities and tourism climate action declarations - Over 160 stakeholders, including countries and cities, have endorsed the Cop29 Multisectoral Actions Pathways Declaration for Resilient and Healthy Cities UN-Habitat (United Nations Human Settlements Programme) #ClimateAction #Resilience #Baku #SDGs https://ow.ly/PJBG50Uc8mY