Last week, C40 staff and partners attended Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona and showcased innovative approaches to climate action across transportation, energy and urban planning.
Staff members led sessions on C40’s Reinventing Cities competitions — the professional session explored common challenges and tools for sustainable urban regeneration, looked at public-private collaborations, and highlighted exemplary zero-carbon and inclusive urban projects. The youth session, co-moderated by C40 and Microsoft, featured the ideas emerging from C40’s Schools and Students Reinventing Cities urban design competitions and discussed how leaders and city networks can further engage youth to design innovative climate interventions.
Session leads also shared updates on the 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy (24/7 CFE) for Cities programme, an initiative launched by C40 and Google last year. Three cities — Copenhagen, Paris and eThekwini — shared the findings of the piloting work they have done to explore how to decarbonise their electricity use every hour of the day, every day of the year.
Read more from our staff members and partners who were on the ground: