Lahti: How private-public partnerships have helped an industrial town to become the European Green Capital. The Finnish city won the 2021 European Green Capital Award for its unprecedented journey from an industrial town to an inspiring example of a green city. As such, Lahti is the living example that public-private partnerships are a promising model Read More…

  Sustainable aviation fuel taking off in Europe whilst UK seeks electric planes The UK Government have shown their hand on sustainable aviation in recent days – announcing a string of multi-million-pound R&D projects. These R&D projects focus on the potential of hydrogen and electric aircraft to facilitate sustainable flights with the largest grant was Read More…

  A Greener Prague – to bee or not to bee Prague has become a leading light in the rollout of sustainable projects – particularly in the transport spheres. The city – on of nearly 30 to sign the European Circular Cities Declaration – is showing that to be innovative, you should never forget the Read More…

Both the UK and EU set out transport priorities For those who did not notice, there was a major policy announcement by the UK Government just before the Christmas break – the publication of the Energy White Paper. Coincidently, the EU Commission also published their Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy around the same time. With the publication Read More…

  The EU Commission’s has made sustainable transport and the development of a circular economy policy priorities. In practice, this will require EU cities and regions to develop new innovative way of going about their usual work – particularly in urban areas. Every town and city will have unique challenges in implementing EU sustainability policy Read More…