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Feb
14
Glasgow's Brian Devlin to speak at Urban London

Glasgow's Brian Devlin to speak at Urban London

Two new speakers — Brian Devlin and Trevor Dorling — have been added to the lineup for Urban London, scheduled for June
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Feb
13
High-carbon suburbs drag down city climate efforts

High-carbon suburbs drag down city climate efforts

Densely populated big cities have earned a reputation for being energy- and carbon-efficient places to live. Unfortunately, the sprawling suburbs
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Feb
13
UK bets £8 million on liquid-air energy storage

UK bets £8 million on liquid-air energy storage

Two British companies have received more than £8 million in government funding to develop liquid-air-based technology for energy storage. Viridor
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Feb
11
Cisco, AGT partnership puts focus on city security

Cisco, AGT partnership puts focus on city security

Cisco and the security technology company AGT International are teaming up to roll out new analytics-based products and services for
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Feb
10
Sustainable Cities Institute launches online 'toolkit'

Sustainable Cities Institute launches online 'toolkit'

The National League of Cities’ Sustainable Cities Institute has launched a redesigned website to offer practical information and helpful resources
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Feb
05
Tech accelerator aims to help ICT startups

Tech accelerator aims to help ICT startups

Startups focused on innovations in big data, smart cities and the internet of things are being encouraged to seek support
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Feb
05
World's megacities pick up pace on climate action

World's megacities pick up pace on climate action

Leaders in the world’s largest cities almost universally recognize that climate change poses a “significant risk.” And they’re
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Feb
04
Keeping cities food-secure raises policy questions

Keeping cities food-secure raises policy questions

Some major cities are far more food-secure than others, a first-ever study of three large metropolitan food systems has found.
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Feb
04
'Urban London' goes live

'Urban London' goes live

Greenbang is launching a new event — Urban London is a community of innovators, entrepreneurs, tech professionals, and public sector officials.
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Feb
03
London moves toward zero-emission taxi fleets

London moves toward zero-emission taxi fleets

China’s BYD is supplying the London-based car-hire company Thriev with 20 electric sedans as the city itself moves toward
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