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Meet the Academic powering the switch to electric lorries

Dr Lewis Hunter of the University of Strathclyde is helping hauliers to feel more confident about investing in electric heavy goods vehicles by highlighting sites where charging infrastructure is required.

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UK-Taiwan Innovation Twins for Net Zero report

The Innovation Twins Programme is an initiative designed to foster strategic collaborations between cities across international borders. It facilitates the exchange of innovations, investments, and technology trials, enabling partner cities to tackle shared challenges and promote sustainable urban development.

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£1.2m to boost rural transport in the UK

Eight projects awarded £150,000 each to better connect rural communities. Winning projects include digital tools that support patients and staff to travel to NHS hospitals. Funding will enhance travel for rural residents, while delivering greener transport technologies.

Report / Home Retrofit for Public Health and Climate Resilience

Project / Climate Resilience Demonstrator (CReDo)

News / Cohort announced for Local Authority Transport Decarbonisation accelerator

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Bristol’s Station Innovation Zone part II – Meet the companies

Projects, opportunities & Case Studies

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UK-State of Bahia Partnership – Resilient and Connected Cities

A project to develop long-term business-led research & innovation collaborations between the UK and the State of Bahia

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Innovation-friendly procurement

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Moving on the Mersey

The history of the UK is one of trade, where we’ve been moulded and defined by our global connectivity through the seas. This is also true at a regional level, such as in Liverpool, the Solent, London and the Northeast

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Case Study

Intelligent local partnerships in smart infrastructure & urban mobility

Pop-up electric vehicle chargers, green walls and electric scooters were among the systems tested as part of a project exploring how the transport hub of the future could look and function.

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Net Zero Framework for Indonesian Provinces

Connected Places Catapult is collaborating with the British Embassy in Indonesia and the UK-Indonesia Consortium for Interdisciplinary Sciences (UKICIS) under an FCDO funded project in five provinces: DKI Jakarta, West Java, Central Java, East Java and Bali

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UK Latin America Climate Partnership: Delivering Net-Zero Solutions in Mexico

Mexico has ambitious Net-Zero targets which highlights the opportunity to partner with nations around the world – such as the UK – to accelerate emissions reductions.

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Testing Equitable Net Zero Partnerships between UK-Brazil

Brazil has a key role at COP26 as home to the largest portion of the Amazon Rainforest. 16% of the world’s fresh water, also as the 2nd largest producer of meat, 4th largest producer of grains, and the 13th largest economy with the 6th largest population in the world.

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UK and São Paulo team up to tackle climate change

As civic leaders begin the daunting task of decarbonisation our cities, transport, and energy systems, it is vital that cities around the world explore new partnerships for learning and collaboration.

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