(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank is lending €25 million to the Estonian city of Tartu to support a €51 million investment programme focused on greener public buildings, improved cycling and pedestrian infrastructure and the city’s transition toward climate neutrality … Read the full press release
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Tagged 2019 financing, 2030 investment programme, 2050 climate target, active travel, bike paths, building renovation, City of Tartu, Climate Action, climate neutrality, Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities initiative, climate-neutral city, cycling infrastructure, educational facilities, EIB, EIB Expands Cooperation With Tartu Through New €25 Million Financing for Public Infrastructure and Climate Action, EIB Tallinn Office, energy consumption reduction, energy efficiency, Estonia, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank Backs Tartu Climate Strategy With €25 Million Loan for Energy Efficiency and Active Transport, European Union funding, Götz von Thadden, kindergartens, Ministry of Education and Research, municipal buildings, municipal financing, pedestrian infrastructure, Public Buildings, public spaces, SCHOOLS, September 9 2026, sustainable cities, sustainable mobility, Tallinn, Tartu, Tartu Secures €25 Million EIB Loan to Upgrade Municipal Buildings and Expand Cycling and Pedestrian Networks, Tartu University Hospital, University of Tartu, urban development, urban resilience, Urmas Klaas, walkways, €20 million EIB loan, €25 million loan, €51 million investment programme
(IN BRIEF) Ramboll will take part in Climate Week NYC 2026 with a broad programme of events addressing some of the most pressing challenges facing cities and infrastructure, including housing affordability and decarbonisation, urban resilience, climate technology, the growth of … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Construction, Denmark, Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Real Estate, Technology
Tagged advanced nuclear, AI, artificial intelligence, C40 Cities, Center on Global Energy Policy, Cheryl Ginyard Jones, Christian Jensby, City of New York, climate adaptation, climate careers, climate resilience, climate risk analysis, climate tech, climate technology, Climate Technology and Sustainable Infrastructure Expertise to Climate Week NYC 2026, Climate Week NYC 2026, cloud computing, Columbia University, community wellbeing, Consulate General of Denmark in New York, corporate sustainability, data centres, decarbonisation, digital infrastructure, electricity grids, energy transition, Evan Martinez, extreme heat, flood resilience, Heather T. Clark, Helene Chartier, housing affordability, Hudson Yards, Ingvild Reine Assmann, land use, Mary Roeckel, New York City, New York Climate Week, New York University, NYU Center for Global Affairs, One World Trade Center, Out in Climate, permitting, Pillsbury, public space, Ramboll, Ramboll Brings Urban Resilience, Ramboll Targets Integrated Urban Climate Solutions With Six Events Across Climate Week NYC 2026, Rick Einhorn, semiconductors, September 2026, Signe Kongebro, sustainable cities, Thure Krarup, Torben Kulasingam, UNEP, Urban Land Institute, Urban Partners, urban resilience, water systems, Where Climate Meets Housing, women in energy, workforce development
CIRCULANDIA is a €9.6 million Horizon Europe project running from 2026 to 2030 The initiative links regenerative agriculture, local food systems and reusable packaging within one circular-economy framework The consortium brings together 35 organisations from 12 European countries Pilot actions … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Belgium, Chemicals, Commodities, Croatia, Environment, European Union, Finland, Food & Beverage, France, Germany, Government, Industrial, Latvia, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Science, Small Business, Society, Spain, Ukraine
Tagged A Soil Deal for Europe, biodiversity, biostreams, Carbon Sequestration, CCRI, CIRCULANDIA, circular cities, Circular Cities and Regions Initiative, circular economy, circular food systems, circular innovation, CLIC Innovation, Climate Action, EU funding, EU Soil Mission, European Commission, European Green Deal, European Union, food supply chains, food waste, Helsinki-Uusimaa Regional Council, Horizon Europe, Lille Métropole, local food systems, Métropole Européenne de Lille, multiplier regions, Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, packaging waste, pilot cities, PPWR, Regenerative Agriculture, regional development, replicator cities, Research and Innovation, resource efficiency, reusable packaging, soil health, sustainable agriculture, sustainable cities, sustainable food systems, urban farming
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION HAS AWARDED HORIZON EUROPE FUNDING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CIRCULANDIA PROJECT ON CIRCULAR FOOD SYSTEMS WITH A TOTAL BUDGET OF € 9.6 MILLION. (IN BRIEF) The EU-funded CIRCULANDIA project has secured €9.6 million through Horizon Europe … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Belgium, Chemicals, Commodities, Croatia, Environment, European Union, Finland, Food & Beverage, France, Germany, Government, Industrial, Latvia, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Science, Small Business, Society, Spain, Ukraine
Tagged Ajuntament de Manacor, Anna Tenhunen-Lunkka, Baltic Sea Action Group, biodiversity, biological resources, biostreams, Câmara Municipal do Funchal, carbon monitoring, Carbon Sequestration, CCRI, CIRCULANDIA, circular, circular cities, Circular Cities and Regions Initiative, circular economy, circular food systems, circular packaging, circular transition, City of Espoo, City of Hyvinkää, City of Raasepori, City of Vantaa, civil society organisations, CLIC Innovation, Climate Action, climate neutrality, consumer engagement, demonstration sites, ecosystem restoration, EU funding, European Commission, European Green Deal, European Union, Evolvis, Fair Resource Foundation, farmers, farming, financial institutions, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Flanders’Food, FOOD, food supply chains, Food Systems, Fundació Catalana per a la Prevenció de Residus i el Consum Responsable, future, Grant Agreement 101291131, GreenDelta GmbH, greenhouse gas emissions, Helsinki-Uusimaa Regional Council, HoReCa sector, Horizon Europe, Horizon Europe funding, IDEA Strategische Economische Consulting, IPALLE, Kekkilä-BVB Oy, Khmelnytskyi City Council, Latvijas Korporativas Socialas Atbildibas Platforma, local food distribution, local food production, Lutsk City Council, Metropole de Lyon, Métropole Européenne de Lille, Mission Zero Academy, multiplier regions, Municipality of Tuusula, municipality-owned fields, Município de São João da Madeira, Møre og Romsdal fylkeskommune, NORSØK, nutrients, packaging, packaging waste, pilot cities, Public Authorities, regenarative, Regenerative Agriculture, regenerative farming practices, regional development, regional resilience, replicator cities, Research and Innovation, research institutions, resource efficiency, reusable packaging, reusable takeaway packaging, scalable solutions, short food supply chains, SMEs, soil health, Stad Roeselare, Stadt Freiburg, sustainable agriculture, sustainable cities, sustainable food systems, technology providers, University of Helsinki, University of Vaasa, urban farming, Ville de Bruxelles, Ville de Roubaix, waste reduction, Zagrebacki Holding
(IN BRIEF) The Ramboll Foundation and the World Green Building Council have launched a strategic partnership focused on making quality of life a measurable outcome of buildings and cities. The partnership aims to move the built environment sector beyond carbon-only … Read the full press release
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Tagged Architecture, Asbjørn Kristensen Høgsbro, building decarbonisation, building design, built environment, business case for sustainable buildings, carbon metrics, carbon reduction, carbon tunnel vision, Circularity, city-scale sustainability, climate resilience, climate vulnerability, Consultancy, Copenhagen, Cristina Gamboa, Denmark, Embodied carbon, engineering, equity, Green Building Councils, green building roadmaps, green buildings, human health, indoor air quality, national roadmaps, Paris Agreement, Peter Heymann, quality of life, Ramboll Foundation, Ramboll Foundation philanthropy, Ramboll Foundation Supports WorldGBC Effort to Integrate Quality-of-Life Outcomes Into Green Building Roadmaps, Ramboll Group, resilience, SDGs, Strategic Partnership Seeks to Align Building Decarbonisation With Human Well-Being, sustainable buildings, sustainable cities, thermal comfort, UNFCCC, United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, well-being, whole-life carbon, World Green Building Council, WorldGBC, WorldGBC and Ramboll Foundation Partner to Make Quality of Life Measurable in the Built Environment
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has completed a one-year advisory programme supporting Croatia’s five largest cities in accelerating the development of affordable and social housing projects. The initiative helped municipalities prepare implementation-ready housing strategies, financing plans, project pipelines, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Croatia, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Real Estate
Tagged affordable housing, Affordable Housing Act, CROATIA, EIB, EIB Strengthens Municipal Housing Strategies in Croatia Through InvestEU Advisory Programme, energy efficient housing, European Commission, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank Expands Support for Affordable Housing Development Across Croatia, European Investment Bank supports expansion of affordable housing development across Croatia, European Union housing initiatives, housing affordability, housing infrastructure, housing policy, housing strategies, institutional capacity, InvestEU Advisory Hub, long-term rental market, Marko Primorac, municipal investment, Osijek, public investment, Rijeka, social cohesion, social housing, Split, sustainable cities, sustainable housing, Tomislav Ćorić, urban development, Varaždin, Zagreb
(IN BRIEF) Skanska’s new report Shaping Sustainable Places urges cities, developers, and investors to move beyond short-term project delivery and focus on creating long-term social and financial value. The report identifies risks associated with short-term thinking and outlines four key … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Real Estate, Sweden, Technology
Tagged city planning, Claes Larsson, Climate Risk, environmental sustainability, infrastructure, Lena Hök, long-term investment, New Skanska Study Urges Developers and Investors to Prioritize Resilience and Long Term Value in Urban Planning, property development, real estate development, resilience, Shaping Sustainable Places, Skanska, sustainable cities, urban development, urban strategy
(IN BRIEF) CAF has celebrated the rollout of its 1,000th Urbos tram, a milestone achievement highlighting its global leadership in sustainable and innovative mobility solutions. Since their debut in 2010 in Seville and later Zaragoza, Urbos trams have expanded to … Read the full press release
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Tagged Amsterdam, Antwerp, autonomous driving, Bagnères de Bigorre, Beasain, Belgrade, Birmingham, Budapest, CAF, CAF celebrates innovation and sustainability with production of its 1 000th Urbos tram, CAF celebrates production of the 1 000th Urbos tram marking a milestone in sustainable urban mobility, CAF marks historic 1 000th Urbos tram milestone with focus on green mobility and innovation, CAF plants, CAF rolls out 1 000th Urbos tram reinforcing global leadership in sustainable mobility, Canberra, Cincinnati, CO2 reduction, Dunakeszi, Elmira, Environmental Product Declaration, EPD, Freiburg, Granada, Irún, Kansas, Kaohsiung, Liège, Light Rail, Linares, Lisbon, Luxembourg, Málaga, Mauritius, Nantes, Newport, OESS, Onboard Energy Storage System, Oslo, passenger comfort, recycled materials, Seville, sustainable cities, sustainable mobility, Sydney, tram innovation, urban transport, URBOS, Urbos reaches 1 000th unit milestone as CAF expands tram operations to nearly 50 cities worldwide, Zaragoza
(IN BRIEF) A new study led by Dr. Diana Reckien at the University of Twente has revealed that 70% of climate adaptation plans in European cities are internally inconsistent, which significantly hampers their ability to effectively address rising climate risks. … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Entertainment, Industrial, Netherlands, Science, Technology
Tagged adaptation gap, climate adaptation plans, climate change, climate planning, Diana Reckien, environmental risks, Euro-LCP Initiative, Europe, social equity, sustainable cities, University of Twente, urban resilience, Vulnerability
(IN BRIEF) On June 11, 2025, the LEGO Group will celebrate its inaugural World Play Day, in honor of the UN’s International Day of Play (IDOP). The event will unfold across multiple cities globally, including London, Berlin, Boston, and Shanghai, … Read the full press release
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Tagged 'Build the Change', CHILDREN, cities, community events, creativity, global event, immersive experiences, International Day of Play, kids' ideas, LEGO Group, Mark Rober, play, playful cities, Playmakers, Serpentine, sustainable cities, urban spaces, World Play Day, Younes Zarou, Zoe Wees
(IN BRIEF) The University of Glasgow joined forces with global leaders in neuroscience, arts, urban planning, and public health at the first Humanise Summit in London to declare that uninspired architecture is detrimental to human wellbeing. Led by Professor Rebecca … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Media, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AHRC, Allen Institute, architecture and emotion, Arts and Humanities, built environment, community belonging, design psychology, George Clarke, Glasgow research news, healthy buildings, Heatherwick Studio, Humanise Summit, mental health, neuroarchitecture, Place-Based Research Programme, placemaking, public space innovation, public wellbeing, Rebecca Madgin, sustainable cities, Thomas Heatherwick, Tibbalds Planning, UKRI, University of Glasgow, urban design, urban studies
(IN BRIEF) Alfa Laval is gearing up to host a groundbreaking collaboration event on April 9th, aimed at addressing the imperative need for enhanced energy efficiency in cities to meet global net-zero targets by 2030, as per the COP28 agreement. … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Fifteen of Europe’s leading social innovators are set to compete in the 12th European Investment Bank Institute Social Innovation Tournament in Stockholm on September 28. These innovators from ten countries have developed projects with remarkable social, ethical, or … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Luxembourg, Society, Sweden, Technology
Tagged 12th European Investment Bank Institute Social Innovation Tournament, AI-powered dementia test, art, at-home solar solutions, BRAINTRIP, Contemporary Museum of Photography, CULTURE, Fotografiska in Stockholm, HUSMUS, social innovators, Stockholm, sustainable cities, The Spark Moments, Thomas Östros, WE DO SOLAR
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has committed up to $40 million to Acre Impact Capital’s Export Finance Fund I, which aims to accelerate climate infrastructure investment in Africa. The fund focuses on investing in the commercial debt tranches … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, International Trade, Investment, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Acre Impact Capital, Africa, climate infrastructure, commercial debt, EIB, EIB Global, export credit, food and water scarcity, green transport, health, Hussein Sefian, renewable power, sustainable cities, The Export Finance Fund I, The Rockefeller Foundation, Thomas Östros, USAID
7th European conference on sustainable cities & towns Geneva, 18-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a pleasure for me to be here today. Just a few years ago the theme of “cities” would have been jealously reserved to discussions … Read the full press release
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