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Smart cities should focus on sustainability not safety

Stacey Higginbotham

But smart cities should be about so much more, and could in turn solve more pressing problems, such as pollution and protecting infrastructure from climate change. Smart lighting is an established use case for smart cities. when it comes to investment in smart cities.

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Climate Change: Enhancing Federal Resilience

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Download the document and see the related story at Smart Cities Dive. To reduce federal fiscal exposure to climate change, the federal government needs a cohesive, strategic approach, with strong leadership and the authority to manage risks.

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Fight or adapt to climate change? It’s ‘a false trade-off’ for cities, climate experts say

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Read the full story at Smart Cities Dive. Despite finite resources, cities must adapt to climate change impacts and also continue working to reduce their carbon footprint, city officials and climate adaptation experts said at a Cities Climate Action Summit panel last week.

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How climate change is hitting highways

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Read the full story from Smart Cities Dive. The Federal Highway Administration does not have enough money to continue replacing roads that are not resilient against extreme weather, a federal highway research engineer said.

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Climate change ripple effects include migration, gentrification and more, new report suggests

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Read the full story at Smart Cities Dive. Climate change’s direct and indirect effects are resulting in large population shifts across the country, and communities must plan for the related impacts, according to a new report.

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On climate change, this group of mayors thinks globally and acts locally

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Read the full story at Smart Cities Dive. With the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act and 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law underway, Kate Wright, executive director of Climate Mayors, a bipartisan, peer-to-peer network of U.S.

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Swedish Energy Agency - Sweden takes a lead in EU efforts for climate-neutral cities

Global Renewable News

Seven Swedish cities have signed a joint declaration on climate neutrality with cities in Spain and Romania. The declaration is a significant milestone for work on climate-neutral and smart cities w.