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Com a COP30 se aproximando e Belém se preparando para sediar um dos eventos climáticos mais importantes da década, uma nova forma de governança climática começa a ganhar forma e voz jovem, trata-se da iniciativa Town Hall COP. Promovida pelo ICLEI, que busca aproximar a agenda global do clima das realidades locais, democratizando o acesso às decisões e priorizando vozes historicamente…

【記者彭慧婉/桃園報導】由桃園市政府主辦之永續城市論壇（Sustainable City Forum）預計於 3 月 24 日於南方莊園渡假飯店舉行，將透過虛實整合的方式邀請到四大永續議題相關國際組織（ICLEI、CityNet、IGES、EBRD）代表、多國駐臺代表、國內外城市代表等實體與線上參與。因應全球受到COVID-19疫情嚴重衝擊，經濟復甦將成為城市優先面對的任務，本年度永續城市線上高峰論壇的主題為「永續復甦」（SDG11 X SDG17 for Sustainable Recovery），希冀攜手產、官、學界代表共同探討疫情下的重建之路，亦呼應聯合國的永續發展目標。 鄭市長表示，永續城市論壇（Sustainable City Forum）作為年度國際盛事智慧城市論壇暨展覽（Smart City Summit & Expo, SCSE）最受矚目的盛會之一，自 2017…

【記者彭慧婉/桃園報導】桃園市生態物流專案辦公室與全球最大永續城市組織ICLEI合作，今(8/11)日於桃園市共同舉辦的「2020生態物流培力與創新交流工作坊」，以「未來城市物流：綠色、智慧與共享」為主題，邀集公私部門共同參與，台灣新創團隊與前瞻企業，從最後一哩路低碳排放、車聯網、循環包裝、綠色供應鏈、智慧機器人、智慧調度系統、智慧平台、智慧穿戴、綠色倉儲、永續物流等熱烈討論推動生態、減碳、節能、智慧與共享等創新城市物流或供應鏈解決方案，創造真實場域落地實踐的極大化，履行搖籃到搖籃的永續城市典範。

專案辦公室執行長市府副秘書長邱俊銘指出，桃園正以積極的速度透過跨局處盤點、整合和擴大各項專案，規劃物流園區、智慧交通、綠建築、再生能源、低碳運具及廢棄物處理等政策推動，支持業者推動桃園市生態物流及創新方案的執行；台灣的物流產業與供應鏈，隨著消費型態與商業模式的快速轉變，早已採行突破性的做法，各…

Interesting Read – Embedded energy generation experience in a South African metropolitan municipality

The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is a leader in small-scale embedded energy generation in South Africa. From the outset, the Municipality has opted to focus on the contribution that small-scale embedded generation can make towards achieving key constitutional mandates such as economic growth and development, sustainable service delivery, and ensuring a safe and healthy environment. In 2008,…

A few years ago Seoul, Korea launched the “One Less Nuclear Power Plant” campaign in response to the disaster at Fukushima, climate change, and nationwide blackouts. The campaign was so successful that Seoul is now working on decommissioning its second plant by placing solar on every roof and energy efficiencies in every building. This has put them on the map as one of the most innovative cities in the world and an obvious choice as host for the  ICLEI 2015 World Congress event “Sustainable Solutions for an Urban Future”, which I was extremely lucky to attend.

Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-Moon via satellite, along with the mayors of over forty cities on stage at the event.

Over the course of a week, city mayors across the globe presented sustainable projects happening in their cities, promoting the idea that major change will not come from a national level but from the work of cities, the greatest contributor to carbon emissions. An underlying theme of the event was the importance of bottom-up planning and the power of civil society.

During one of his speeches, Seoul’s Mayor Park turned off the lights in the gigantic hall of the Dongdaemun Design Plaza, where the event was being hosted. The room was glowing with solar powered paper lanterns made by the Energy Guardian Angels Corps, a group of 10,000 Korean schoolchildren set out to document and reduce energy consumption by 10% at their schools and homes.

That’s when the idea hit! Imagine a block party-style event in the Beltline Solar District to engage the surrounding community in a discussion about sustainability in Detroit as a means for economic growth, energy security and environmental stewardship. Participants will make solar sun jars, creating a temporary installation in a large vacant space (see picture below and use your imagination to populate it was lanterns, people, and good times). As day turns to night, a “Take Back the Light” march will ensue, creating a beautiful visual and a special memory of walking down the street with family, friends, and solar sun jars lighting our way. The lanterns will be taken home as a constant source of free light, even during blackouts, offering a bright reminder that the sun shines on everyone, freely and equally, and we need to rethink how it is distributed.

The Beltline, the location of the event, is an aging industrial corridor that could greatly benefit from a new economy, and what better than renewables? It would bring local jobs for residents and the stabilization of a blighted neighborhood. Detroit has the workforce and a strong history of makers and doers, meaning that the ingenuity that led Detroit into the 20th century could once again led Detroit into the 21st century. But we need to start somewhere.

We have to anticipate the future to change it, so let’s invest time into nurturing our children (the future) and harvest their natural hope and curiosity for a better tomorrow.