The goals are clear, and now is the time to act: There is still much to be done in order to achieve an efficient reduction in carbon emissions in Germany. However, if all of the relevant stakeholders in cities pull together then a great deal can already be achieved with the right measures.
Tallinn was recently voted the “European Green Capital”. Estonia’s capital has thus impressively demonstrated how far a city can go in bringing down its carbon emissions, given the necessary will and courage to act.
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"Smart City is THE key to ensuring the long-term livability of our cities” – our Managing Partner Jürgen Germies is sure of that. In an interview with Germany’s public utility sector newspaper “Zeitung für kommunale Wirtschaft,” he explains what is now needed for the intelligent transformation of…
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Germany’s cities are failing to live up to the role which is required of them in relation to the climate transformation issue! This is one finding of our current Smart City Study, which is the largest survey of its kind in Germany. We list every municipality with a population of more than 30,000…
![[Translate to English:] Smart City: »Norderstedt GO!«](/fileadmin/Bilder/Aktuelle_Beitraege/Aktuelle_Beitraege_NorderstedtGO-Presse_848x365.jpg "[Translate to English:] Smart City: \"Norderstedt GO!\"")
The strategy has now been agreed and the first few project ideas defined: Everything is now set for Norderstedt’s Smart City vision to come to life.