Category Archives: Sustainable Cities

New Cities Foundation

Posted on 16/02/2012 by Kaj

 Ford Foundation is first philanthropic institution to join the New Cities Foundation  Ford and NCF to jointly work on New Cities Summit session on urban social justice issues New York, USA – Thursday 16 February, 2012 – The New Cities … Continue reading →

Categories: News, Sustainable Cities

Airlines look for a new landing strip….

Posted on 15/01/2012 by Kaj

Just before Christmas the European Union Court of Justice successfully upheld EU law to include foreign airlines in its Emission Trading Scheme (ETS). From this month, the EU Aviation Directive will force all airlines to buy carbon credits for flights … Continue reading →

Categories: Climate Change, Climate Negotiations, Emission Trade, Leadership and Sustainability, News, Sustainable Cities, Transport

2020 Limburg: Climate Neutral

Posted on 13/12/2011 by Kaj

What a difference can a province make? Lots! Here is the story of how one determined governor, 44 mayors and a whole region are turning the page of history. Let me first tell you a bit about Limburg. It is … Continue reading →

Categories: Climate Change, Interviews, News, Sustainable Cities

How economy, energy efficiency and climate change work together

Posted on 07/12/2011 by Kaj

As I mentioned in earlier blogs – cities have a key role to play to reduce their carbon footprint. The Empire State Building is one of the new best practise of energy efficiency in US. The network of Mayors of … Continue reading →

Categories: Climate Change, News, Sustainable Cities, Tools for change

Sustainability and the local Government

Posted on 17/11/2011 by Kaj

 A growing number of municipal governments across the country are aiming to become beacons of sustainability in their communities, but many are struggling to lead by example. This report promises to help municipal change agents advance sustainability in their organizations … Continue reading →

Categories: News, Okategoriserade, Political Governance, Sustainable Cities, Tools for change

6 km new district cooling pipes in Stockholm

Posted on 07/10/2011 by Kaj

Step by step Stockholm have established its sustainable and low carbon society. The Hammarby Seafront area was the first new integrated neighbourhood with high ambitions to meet sustainable city targets. The coming area will be the North Djurgårdsstaden which have been learning … Continue reading →

Categories: Leadership and Sustainability, News, Sustainable Cities

Mayors and regions take leadership in front of Rio+20

Posted on 05/10/2011 by Kaj

European leaders must take a strong, unified position on the future of international environmental policy and ensure that next year’s Rio+20 summit does not just result in statements of good intent but in concrete actions and tangible targets. This was … Continue reading →

Categories: Interviews, Leadership and Sustainability, News, Political Governance, Sustainable Cities

Paris on the electrical vehicle roadmap

Posted on 03/10/2011 by Kaj

Some 212 million people, or more than 29 per cent of Europe’s total population, live in the Continent’s 500 largest cities. Europe’s population is estimated at 727 million, with 379 million people living in the European Union, prior to its … Continue reading →

Categories: Network, News, Sustainable Cities

New city initiative – Independency from fossil fuel

Posted on 02/10/2011 by Kaj

The story you will find in an article in the UK newspaper –  the Independent today.  The initiative was established five years ago in Totnes, Devon, the “experiment” was simple. Like-minded people would work on creating a more sustainable community … Continue reading →

Categories: Dependency on fossil fuel, Leadership and Sustainability, News, Sustainable Cities, Tools for change

New green initiative in US to focus on role of buildings, cities

Posted on 24/09/2011 by Kaj

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the United Nations Environment Programme’s Regional Office for North America (UNEP RONA) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) have announced a new initiative to highlight the important role of buildings and … Continue reading →

Categories: News, Sustainable Cities