Air Quality

London’s Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced plans to expand the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) across the whole city next year. He has asked Transport for London to consult on the proposal which would mean that motorists in...

The capitaltribunenews.com Institute has launched a new programme to enable cities to collaborate on shared challenges to find solutions faster. The City Innovators’ Hub will support multi-city open innovation projects and pilots, tailored smart city training, and peer-to-peer...

Human-induced climate change is causing dangerous and widespread disruption in nature and affecting the lives of billions of people around the world, with communities and ecosystems least able to cope being hardest hit. This is the conclusion of...

Phoenix Arizona’s mobile career unit initiative – which provides job seekers with access to resources, training, and opportunities – is one of the 15 winning entries in Bloomberg Philanthropies’ 2021-2022 Global Mayors Challenge. Other winners include Kigali’s smart...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has called for the introduction of a pay-per-mile driving charge in the UK capital, along with a daily fee of up to £2 (US$2.70) for “all but the cleanest vehicles”. A new report commissioned...

Digital inclusion, accessibility and public safety are top of the to-do list for Clay Garner, the City of San Jose’s new Chief Innovation Officer and Director of the Mayor’s Office of Technology and Innovation (MOTI). Garner first joined...

Plans to introduce charges on Manchester’s most polluting vehicles are in doubt after the city’s Combined Authority referred plans for a proposed Clean Air Zone (CAZ) back to the UK government for review. From 30 May, emission-emitting buses,...

Ride-share spending by consumers globally will exceed US$937 billion by 2026 – comparable to 50 times the combined annual revenue of Transport for London, New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and Beijing Metro in 2021 – according to...

Christopher Carey talks to Dario Nardella, Mayor of Florence and President of Eurocities, about how the Italian city is adapting to meet its net zero goals.  We know that transport is one of the biggest contributors to carbon emissions...

Ninety-five cities including London, Los Angeles, Buenos Aires, Cape Town, Tokyo, and Sydney have received the highest score for climate action from non-profit CDP, based on its global environmental disclosure system. To score an A, cities must have...