Mayfield Manchester - 'A dream site for a landscape architect - introducing nature into a urban area' Manchester City Council @ArupGroup Smart Sustainable Cities #SSCManchester #NBS #sharesolvesupport #smartsustainablecities #COP26

Getting the right mix of financial instruments and having a strategy for the long-term operation of #NBS are just some of the aspects we need to focus more on to make the systemic shift to NBS in cities. Thank you Richard Upton and Michelle Oddy.#SSCManchester #sharesolvesupport

Strategic partnerships are critical from inception, through design, delivery and operations- great to hear this from experts who made NBS a reality in a big way. Thank you Gilles Lecuir, Ingerid Pegg, and Peter Hawthorne #SSCManchester #NBS #sharesolvesupport #COP26

Thanks to all participants at the Smart Sustainable Cities workshop session 2 in Manchester (Virtual) for helping to drive forward the conversation on Nature-Based Solutions. Looking forward to many new collaborations and projects! #SSCManchester #NBS #sharesolvesupport #COP26

We’re thrilled to kick-off the second Aarhus Smart Sustainable Cities workshop to explore sustainable mobility and urban transformations with city transport leaders across Europe Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Arup UK #SmartSustainableCities #SSCAarhus #COP26 #Cityofaarhus #gogreenaarhus

Our first item is an interview with urbanist @mortenkabell – the former Mayor for Mobility, Climate & Urban Dev in Copenhagen and now Head of Smart Mobility, Denmark for Ramboll Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Arup UK #SmartSustainableCities #SSCAarhus #COP26 #Cityofaarhus #gogreenaarhus

Fascinating to hear from Anna Huttunen talking about the city of Lahti’s European Green Capital 2021 programme @GreenLahti2021 and the innovative #citicap app that is helping residents shift to low carbon transport #SmartSustainableCities #lahti #greenlahti #Cityofaarhus #COP26

Excellent discussions happening now between green transport leaders from cities across Europe on how to transition car-dependent cities towards sustainable transport patterns and behaviours #SmartSustainableCities #SSCAarhus #COP26 #Cityofaarhus #gogreenaarhus

As our second Aarhus Smart Sustainable Cities workshop comes to a close, European city leaders agree on the importance of collaboration and networking in accelerating climate action in cities in advance of #COP26 #SmartSustainableCities #SSCAarhus #Cityofaarhus #gogreenaarhus

We’re thrilled to kick-off the last workshop of this #SmartSustainableCities to initiate, explore and sustain collaborations in the lead up to #COP26 and beyond with city leaders across the UK and Europe. Manchester City Council Glasgow City Council AAK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Arup UK @Eddyca1

A warm welcome from Sarah Taylor, the Europe Director from the Europe Directorate of the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, to reinforce the importance of joint UK and EU collaboration on tackling climate change in the run up to UK #COP26 Manchester City Council Glasgow City Council AAK Arup UK @Eddyca1

Angeliki Stogia emphasising the importance of NBS being considered at the start of any new project. 'Smell the ambition' in Manchester!! Northern Gateway is proof of that...Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Smart Sustainable Cities @Eddyca1 ᗰᗩᖇK ᗪᑌᑎᑕᗩᑎ Manchester City Council #SmartSustainableCities #COP26

Great to hear a call for action from Manchester City Council Glasgow City Council and AAK on nature-based solutions, circular economy and sustainable mobility. If your city or organisation is interested in exploring collaborations on these topics, do reach out to the cities! #SSC #COP26

We’re excited to launch the Virtual Exhibition, a collective space that is designed to share knowledge, actions and tools generated by Manchester City Council Glasgow City Council and AAK and partners. The exhibition will be open to the public until #COP26 virtualengage.arup.com/smartsustainab…

Great to see city champions coming together to explore collaborations around nature-based solutions, circular economy and sustainable mobility. #SmartSustainableCities #horizon2020 Manchester City Council Glasgow City Council AAK #COP26

To close out the session today, we will hear from @IssyNeale at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office on the Race to Zero campaign, Rollo Hope from @tradegovuk on smart cities and last but not least Duncan Booker, COP26 Stakeholder Manager on the plans for COP26 and cities participation.

Thank you to our host cities Manchester City Council Glasgow City Council and AAK and all the cities and organisations that have participated and been part of this #smartsustainablecities journey. We look forward to continuing the conversation and hopefully see you at #COP26

Global call to action for innovators and entrepreneurs, businesses, and organisations to join the Circular Economy Innovation Challenge to develop innovative digital and data-driven solutions from around the world circularinnovation.city #CircularEconomy

⏰ You only have a few days left to apply for the Circular City Innovation Challenge! Join us in making a difference🌍 Go to 👉bit.ly/2Qy7i1N to apply. Deadline: April 23💥

April 29th, the six C-Change cities are coming together to introduce their network and their model and to share their story. Join the C-change transfer network final event here us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…