Circular Economy

Buenos Aires took home the top prize at the World Smart City Awards 2021 in Barcelona, winning the City Award for its municipal waste management plan. Since 2012, the Argentinian capital has implemented the scheme which promotes waste...

The environment was top of the agenda at this year’s Eurocities conference. Awards recognised sustainability projects but campaigners called on local leaders to act with greater urgency. Cities, meanwhile, had some demands of their own. Christopher Carey was...

The City of Ithaca in New York has approved a plan to electrify and decarbonise all buildings as part of its goal to become carbon-neutral by 2030. A consortium led by Brooklyn-based climate tech company BlocPower will lead...

Local governments around the world are creating new roles to reflect shifting priorities, particularly related to pandemic recovery, equity and climate resilience. Sarah Wray examines the changing shape of city organisations and the latest hires. From around 2013,...

Welcome to the capitaltribunenews.com daily round-up of the key city-related stories from COP26. We are updating the news throughout the day. Send stories to our editorial team. Resilient Cities Network launches equity assessment tool The Resilient Cities Network (R-Cities), a global...

Cities around the world are developing strategies to dramatically reduce emissions by 2030, 2040 or even 2050. But as the climate crisis intensifies, long-term planning must not obscure the need for urgent action. While these detailed plans and...