The EU is committed to becoming climate-neutral by 2050, according to its climate law. Cities are key actors in implementing the change, and an EU mission targets 100 climate-neutral and smart cities by 2030. This webinar discusses the transition to climate-neutral and smart cities, reviewing the current state, challenges and drivers. It introduces the present debates around the definition and assessment of climate-neutral cities, along with the implications of alternative approaches. You will also learn about Climate City Contracts, which are being used as a key tool to design and communicate the political commitment, actions and investments required for climate neutrality.
Puhuja:
DSc (Tech) Aapo Huovila, Senior scientist at VTT Technical Research of Finland
The research done by DSc (Tech) Aapo Huovila focuses on impact evaluation of climate-neutral, sustainable and smart cities. He has 15 years of research experience in developing indicator frameworks to help cities set meaningful targets, optimise resource use and assess the impacts of urban solutions. Aapo’s work has been published in leading journals in the field and has been cited over 3500 times. He serves or has served in several international committees and networks (Chair of Monitoring & Evaluation Task Group EU Smart cities and communities; Editorial role in journals IET Smart Cities, Ecological Indicators, Smart Cities, Frontiers in Sustainable Cities; member of NetZeroCities Data Impact and Monitoring sub-committee, EERA joint program Smart Cities, CIB Smart cities Task group, IEA Positive Energy Districts Annex).