Japanese cities take a circular approach to energy and decarbonization

Local and regional governments are not waiting for their national governments to take climate action. In Japan, local governments have been stepping forward to make ambitious commitments to zero carbon by 2050. For example, Tokyo has declared a “Climate Crisis Mobilization” as their commitment to respond to the climate emergency and through its Zero Emission 

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Freiburg’s Cycling Concept 2020

The city of Freiburg in Germany will be attending the ICLEI World Congress 2015 in Seoul. Among the many great initiatives they have to share, one really stands out: their “Cycling Concept 2020” project. Cycling Concept 2020, launched in 2011 as part of a new transport plan, is hoping to ensure that by 2020, over 

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