19 Dec. 2012 —
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Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
From apps to LEDs and electric cars to urban infrastructure, it’s that time of year when we look back at what’s been most popular in the 2degrees Smart Cities working group …
29 Nov. 2012 —
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Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
Cities in developing countries face a ‘closing window of opportunity’ to future proof themselves against the risks of climate change, concludes a new study.
Over 50% of the …
20 Nov. 2012 —
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Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
Some of Asia’s largest financial and manufacturing centres will be most at risk to the onset of climate change according to a new report.
The cities of Dhaka, Manila, …
16 Nov. 2012 —
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Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
A report from the Olympic’s watchdog concludes that London 2012 broadly delivered against its sustainability objectives, but highlights a number of areas where further …
15 Nov. 2012 —
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Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
Belfast is one of 31 cities around the globe to receive an IBM Smarter Cities Challenge grant for 2013.
Launched in 2011, the programme assigns a team of six top IBM experts …
8 Nov. 2012 —
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Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
The BMW Guggenheim Lab has published details of the 100 most talked-about trends, terms, and ideas in urban thinking today.
The mobile laboratory, which launched in New York …
3 Oct. 2012 —
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Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
Electric vehicle charging is set to become a lot more convenient for drivers in Ireland following the announcement that IBM is teaming up with ESB cars to implement a fully …
19 Sept. 2012 —
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Flemmich Webb, Mantis Communications
Cities make up just 2% of the Earth’s surface but consume about 75% of its resources. Given global population growth projections, resource pressures and the impacts of …
13 Sept. 2012 —
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Flemmich Webb, Mantis Communications
Anyone who visited the Excel Centre to watch Olympic and Paralympic events via the Emirates Air Line cable cars would have noticed a new, sleek futuristic building beneath …
10 Sept. 2012 —
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Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
Q&A: Liza Meyer of the office of environmental policy for the city of San Antonio in Texas.
San Antonio in the US has a plan to build a 21st century economy around ‘green’ …