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Webinar on Participatory...
The European Commission, in partnership with the UN Environment Finance Initiative, is organising a webinar on Participatory Financing for Sustainable Energy on 4 April 2019, from 11.00 to 13.00 Central European Summer Time. This webinar will hear from several presenters: An introduction from EASME, The Executive Agency for Small and Medium Enterprises, European Commission ; Daan Creupelandt , Coordinator at REScoop.eu will share experience from the RESCOOP-MECISE project, working with cooperatives to develop projects for renewable energy and energy efficiency and setting up a financial facilitation service for all European energy cooperatives; Esther Bollendorff , Communications Manager at ENERGIRIS will talk about the easyCOPRO project, which uses an innovative cooperative financing mechanism to accelerate the energy renovation of residential condominiums; Carlo Allevi , Operations Manager with WeAreStarting will present a case study on the use of equity crowdfunding for non-domestic building renovation After these presentations, time will be allowed for questions and answers. The webinar will be conducted in English and will be moderated by Christophe Milin from the Executive Agency for Small and Medium Enterprises. This is part of a series of webinars in the frame of the Sustainable Energy Investment Forums initiative; for further background information on the SEI Forums initiative and to see the agenda and presentations from previous and upcoming events, please visit the Sustainable Energy Investment Forums webpage . Please register before 02 April 2019 , by clicking here .
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Competition on innovative...
Dublin and Belfast city council are looking for ways to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of deliveries , reducing the number of goods vehicles in their respective urban centres, which in turn will improve air quality, noise pollution and road safety.
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Big Data Visualization for Cologne
A Big Data Management Application, called Urban Cockpit has been implemented in the city of Cologne to provide a fast and easy overview of the data stored in the Urban Data Platform. It includes data from traffic management systems , energy providers and other such companies.
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Energy efficient refurbishment of the building - Hotel H10 Catedral
Under the GrowSmarter project, Gas Natural Fenosa has implemented energy refurbishment of three buildings with very different uses , and one of them is a hotel H10 Catedral. The aim is to validate the technical and economic feasibility of executing an energy refurbishment of a tertiary building.
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The Venture Builder for...
1st OPEN CALL Open from the 1st February until the 30th April 2019 (18h CEST) Up to €200K equity-free for the best in class innovators Business mentoring, networking, and researcher-in-residence support Venture Builder Programme Potential venture capital investments & more Calling for # developers # researchers # designers and # entrepreneurs . A # venturebuilder and up to €200k # equityfree to develop # humancentric solutions using # decentralized # technologies such as # blockchain # DLT #peertopeer # datagovernance # privacybydesign #citizendatagovernance Teams might be composed of either: minimum 1 and maximum 2 legal persons ( SME , research organisations, foundations) with a multidisciplinary team composed by at least 3 profiles (humanistic/social/technical researcher, technological developer, business development/entrepreneur) or minimum 3 natural persons in a multidisciplinary team (at least an humanistic/social/technical researcher, technological developer and business development/ entrepreneur ). The teams must consist of one legal entities or at least 3 natural persons legally established in an EU member state or in Associated Countries . Projects ( Technology Transfer Experiments ) have to be based in Research components , relevant for the topic of Privacy-by-Design , Distributed Data Governance and consisting in development, test and validation of technical and economic viability of Minimum Viable Product (MVP) or Service . The results of these bottom-up projects should be compliant with Open Licences (i.e. Open Hardware , Open Software and/or Creative Commons ) More info here: https://ledger-open-call.fundingbox.com/
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Join the Mayor of...
The Mayor of London’s Civic Innovation Challenge offers an opportunity for start-ups to work together with leading corporates and public organisations to tackle some of London’s most pressing problems. This is a challenge for start-ups to develop innovative solutions to reduce inequality , prevent climate change and support London’s ageing population.
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REMOURBAN Infopacks...
In view to the REMOURBAN's end in December 2019 we are releasing press releases , insights and other communication materials on REMOURBAN technical solutions for Smart Cities. In the coming months we will upload a series of documents containing valuable information on technologies in the fields of energy efficiency, mobility and ICT. At this link you can find the information packages published so far. Check them if you're interested and help us spread the word!
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Online event series :...
As part of EU Industry Week 2021 , Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI) is presenting a series of events on the topics of smart cities, digital transformation and AI. The series includes a Smart City Germany-expert session about the energy, mobility and e-health sectors, which is taking place this Wednesday, 3 March 2021. During this session, @Peter Portheine , Co-founder Eindhoven International Project Office (EIPO), CEO of Brainport Smart District, The Netherlands, will be sharing his knowledge and experience on innovation eco-systems and explain their role as engines for smart economy in a smart city. Frank Speer, HUB-Manager International, Business Metropole Ruhr GmbH, will also provide insight into City Tech Ruhr, Germany’s largest international Smart City Startup Challenge. The experts from GTAI will be talking about Germany’s digital health market, different aspects of the energy sector and trends for future mobility, connected drive and the automotive industry. Event: 3 March 2021 / 11:00 - 12:30 CET Please register here
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Online event series :...
As part of EU Industry Week 2021 , Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI) is presenting a series of events on the topics of smart cities, digital transformation and AI. The series includes a Smart City Germany-expert session about the energy, mobility and e-health sectors, which is taking place this Wednesday, 3 March 2021. During this session, @Peter Portheine , Co-founder Eindhoven International Project Office (EIPO), CEO of Brainport Smart District, The Netherlands, will be sharing his knowledge and experience on innovation eco-systems and explain their role as engines for smart economy in a smart city. Frank Speer, HUB-Manager International, Business Metropole Ruhr GmbH, will also provide insight into City Tech Ruhr, Germany’s largest international Smart City Startup Challenge. The experts from GTAI will be talking about Germany’s digital health market, different aspects of the energy sector and trends for future mobility, connected drive and the automotive industry. Event: 3 March 2021 / 11:00 - 12:30 CET Please register here
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Open Call for innovative...
Hello urban innovator! We enclose information regarding the 2nd. edition of the Contest of innovative ideas for urban development #CoinnovemSabadell expecting that it is of your interest. We are looking for citizens , companies, research groups, universities, students, non-profit entities , etc. with ideas, prototypes, products, methodologies or innovative processes for urban development. From Sabadell or from abroad. You can submit your application until Wednesday 31 st October 2018 inclusive . Award: 4,000 Euro and free space during 6 months at municipal centres of incubation. The awards will be delivered in a public event in Sabadell on the 6 th November 2018 at 6 pm , simultaneously with the SmartCAT Challenge final. More information and application form: http://www.sabadell.cat/ca/innovaciosbd/112976-concurs-coinnovemsabadell-2 Topics: Sustainable and smart mobility, Participation and co-creation of public policies with citizens, Circular and collaborative economy, E-administration and digital government, Renewable energies and energy efficiency, Digital divide, Commerce and tourism, Health and sport . Examples: Urban management-related software or hardware; Energy efficiency or renewable energy-related technologies; Urban management-related apps for mobile devices; Digital platforms; Urban open data; "Big data" tools related to urban data; Tools for urban data geopositioning (GIS); Ecologic last-mile logistics; Improvement of urban governance models; Innovative improvements in the public space configuration; Innovative urban furniture; Innovative ideas for recycling or waste recovery; New innovative incentives for eco-responsible behaviours; Innovative training to reduce the digital divide; Digital tools for the collaborative economy; Technological tools to favour shared mobility or intermodality; New technologies to improve the touristic experience in a tourist office; Remote management of dependent persons.
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Join the discussion:...
The implementation of new urban solutions and the involvement of a variety of stakeholders can create questions and challenges for those involved in that process. The advantage of belonging to an online Smart City community is that sharing knowledge and experiences can be done easily and quickly. The aim of this posts series is to introduce and open the discussion about current challenges in the Smart City sector, taking advantage of the experienced community that participates in this platform. The topic of this post is: What are the most important aspects to be considered when scaling-up smart city solutions? To start the discussion, we have asked @Nathan Pierce , Head of Smart London Team & Programme Director of Sharing Cities , to share his thoughts: "The most important aspects to considering when scaling up are need, return and quality. Is there sufficient need for the technology and has that need been aggregated city wide? Is there a clear return on investment? Has the technology been packaged in such a way that politicians, finance directors and other key stakeholders can understand the technology and how it will benefit their city." What is your opinion about this? What other issues or questions come to your mind when thinking about scaling-up smart city solutions? Share your insights with the community by commenting below! [Are you facing another kind of challege and would like to gather feedback from the community? Create a post! ]
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Morgenstadt Pitch
Morgenstadt Pitch , an event for start-ups improving urban life, is organised by Morgenstadt on September 26th, 2018 at Nordic Edge Expo in Stavanger. The event gives you an opportunity to pitch your startup in front of city leadership, investors, and decision makers from both the public and private sector. The start-ups focusing on the urban sustainability issues will have a unique opportunity for a live, on-stage two round battle to win the pitch competition. The winners will secure a yearlong membership of the Morgenstadt Network, and have an opportunity to advertise their one product through BABLE for an entire year.
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Save the Date:...
SMART CITY SOLUTIONS in Stuttgart, 17.-19. September 2019 Inspiration für die intelligente Stadtentwicklung, Digitalisierung und Ressortübergreifendes Arbeiten mit Daten, strategisch, Bürger-orientiert. Konferenzprogramm Link SMART CITY SOLUTIONS DIALOG , Frühbuchertickets nutzen: Ticketshop ! ------- Nutzen Sie die Chance für den Austausch mit Städtevertretern, Startups und Anbietern! Expo, conference, meetups - SMART CITY SOLUTIONS is part of worldwide leading show for geodata & surveying, the INTERGEO Early Bird Tickets here ----- Use the possibility to speak with city representatives, startup companies and solution providers.
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Nottingham ready to beat...
As Theresa May signs into law a commitment to bring the UK’s carbon emissions to net zero by 2050, one city in the UK is on its way to achieving this goal 22 years sooner As one of her final acts as Prime Minister, Theresa May , announced that she will be signing into law a pledge to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050 . This would make Britain the first member of the G7 to make such a commitment official. The announcement was largely applauded by environmental groups but there was also criticism of how the target will be met and whether it is in fact feasible. However, one city in the UK is making strides to be net zero all on their own 22 years earlier. Nottingham , located 200 km north of London, has been on the forefront of reducing carbon emissions since 2000 when it signed the Nottingham Declaration on Climate Change . Since then they have been ahead of schedule in meeting the 2020 targets set out in the Kyoto protocol back in 2005 and they have already surpassed their own 2020 Energy Strategy targets of a 26% reduction in carbon emissions having reduced emissions by 39%. Now, spurred on in part by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s 2018 report , Nottingham City Council has pledged to be net zero by 2028 . To meet such lofty goals the city has invested in one of the UK’s largest electric bus fleets , expanded their tram network, runs many services on renewable sources, improved cycling facilities and installed solar panels on over 4500 domestic properties. An interesting feature of Nottingham’s strategy though has been retaining control of key assets, such as heat networks and transport systems , along with a desire to build in-house ability. “There has been a policy of trying to push things forward and retain municipal control,” says Jonathan Ward, Principal Energy Policy Officer with Nottingham City Council. By taking this approach, the city has been able to provide energy and heat to its citizens in a responsible and affordable way through initiatives like the creation of Robin Hood Energy . This not-for-profit company is owned by city council and aims to distribute low cost energy and address fuel poverty . As of 2018, 100% of the electricity they provide is renewable. The council also owns a heat network that supplies heat to business and residents along with smart meter functions. Ward explains that in council, “there’s been an ethos of making sure these measures are a just transition as well.” This, “just transition” is another key feature of Nottingham’s climate change strategy. “It shouldn’t be a message of less,” believes Ward, “rather how do we do things differently and improve other things at the same time.” To this aim they are involved in several building refurbishment projects aimed directly at improving citizens quality of life, many of which are funded in part by the European project Remourban . As part of this venture, the council was able to roll out the ultra low-energy home pilot program based on the sustainable Energiesprong concept. This method can retrofit and refurbish flats using prefabricated components in a few days with a 30-year warranty. Once completed these homes are energy efficient, net zero residences that use renewable energy created from the structure. The Nottingham Energiesprong scheme entails renovations to 150 homes and is focused on some of the older houses which are currently difficult to heat and will lift these residents out of fuel poverty. Despite all these initiatives and success stories, there is only some much local authorities can do to address this global problem, and so Nottingham welcomes the commitment made at the national level . “Cities have been setting ambitious targets for some time,” says Ward, “but it is great when you got the international and national targets driving things.” He believes the 2050 target is beneficial because it will provide a country wide framework for everyone to plan and work around. By raising the national minimum requirements and adding stronger weights to sustainability, considerations alongside economic and housing targets local planners should be able to do more. The pledge will also help address things outside of local control, such as the countries energy grid, the evolution of industry and the electrification of transport. By Bradley van Paridon
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Call for Speakers open!...
INTERGEO / SMART CITY SOLUTIONS Berlin/Germany 13-15 October, 2020. Link Call for Speakers for SMART CITY SOLUTIONS STAGE, INTERAERIAL SOLUTIONS STAGE and MEET UPs. We are looking for smart city cases regarding: # BIM and # DigitalTwin for City Development, # SensorData and # UrbanDataManagement Strategies, # Resilience and Security Concepts for # PublicSpace Altogether 3 STAGES for Smart City, UAV and Geoinnovation/BIM plus INTERGEO CONFERENCE and FOCUS SESSIONS. A lot of Hashtag # inspiration , Hashtag # networking for +20,000 participants and +700 exhibitors. EXPO, CONFERENCE, MEET UPs, START UP Sessions: SAVE THE DATE and become a speaker, participant or exhibititor!
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Drones & Urban Air...
17-19 September in Stuttgart EXPO + DIALOG = Inspiration for intelligent and smart city develpment. More information & tickets here SMART CITY SOLUTIONS In case you offer a drone service or product, that will have an outstanding and sustainable impact in cities or peoples live or nature: Apply for DRONE PIONEER AWARD until 25th August and be part of the big drone gathering in September https://dronepioneeraward.com Parallel to SMART CITY SOLUTIONS in September will take place not only great seminars by BABLE (like the training for SMART CITY Fachkraft), but also the big drone gathering with EUROPEAN DRONE SUMMIT , the trade show INTERAERIAL SOLUTIONS part of INTERGEO and the award session of mentioned DRONE PIONEER AWARD on 18th September. So join us in September in Stuttgart!
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Cities Coalition for...
The Cities Coalition for Digital Rights is an international alliance formed in 2018 by the Barcelona, Amsterdam and New York city councils to protect and promote people’s digital rights on a global level. The coalition creates policies, tools and resources to help move forward along these lines, in keeping with the Declaration of Human Rights and the principles of the internet, established within the framework of the UN Internet Governance Forum, and in coordination with the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UN Human Rights), United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) and EUROCITIES. Further information can be found at citiesfordigitalrights.org , along with the declaration signed by these three cities, based on five main principles: Equal and universal access to the internet, computer literacy. Privacy, data protection and security. Transparency, accountability, and non-discrimination in data, content, and algorithms. Participatory democracy, diversity, and inclusion. Open and ethical digital service standards.
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Morgenstadt-Werkstatt...
The Morgenstadt-Werkstatt is Baden-Württemberg´s largest exchange platform for digital and comunal innovation. In two days, etsablished processes and assumed matters of course are challenged, worked on visions of the future and solutions are generated in co-creative formats. Key issue of this year´s Morgenstadt-Werkstatt is: Digitalization for what? Main Topics, inter alia, are: digitization in data management, data protection, artificial intelligence, blockchain in mobility, intermodal mobility offers, cyber crime & cyber security, digital communication in administrations & participation processes, virtual workspaces, augmented & virtual reality in settlement areas, open data portal& data sourcing. Have a look :) For any questions or need for support: E-Mail Morgenstadt-Werkstatt If you wanna be part of the Morgenstadt-Werkstatt 2018 as an exhibitor, workshop leader or / and as a speaker in our info-talk rounds , let me know!
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BABLE Future Sessions in...
An early dialogue between different stakeholders can significantly ease the implementation of Smart City projects. Through the BABLE Future Sessions we provide a space to have such dialogues in a open way - without any obligations – and with the option to find future partners and ideas. In each session a city presents a vision, a challenge or a plan which then will be discussed with all paricipants - different actors involved in innovative urban projects, such local governments, companies, researchers, etc. During the Smart City Solutions Expo in September in Stuttgart on the 19th of September , there will be two BABLE Future Sessions organised in cooperation with the city of Waiblingen . 1) Decreasing commuting traffic: The role of Workhubs 2) E-Government: Easing Public & Corperate Service? (using the example of service-bw ) The sessions of approximatley 90 minutes will take place in the Regio Lounge at Messe Stuttgart. To ensure an open and direct communication, the number of participants per session is limited to 15. If you would like to join a session or if you have any questions, feel free to contact me !
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Two free and open...
This year's HUPMOBILE general assembly was supposed to be held in Hamburg. However, due to the Coronavirus outbreak, we cannot organize it as a face-to-face event. Instead, we are organizing two short webinars on different days discussing the future of mobility in the Baltic Sea Region cities. During these two days, we will focus on the concept of Fusion Mobility and whether COVID-19 has an impact on the development of sustainable mobility. Fusion Mobility November 26, 10:00-12:00 (CET) During the first day, the focus will be on Fusion Mobility . The keynote speech will be provided by Mr. Manfred Neun , former chairman of the European Cyclists' Federation, who introduces the components of the Fusion Mobility. The theme will be further discussed with presentations of the best practices from similar projects. Mobility in times of Corona November 27, 10:00-12:00 (CET) The event on the second day discusses the effects of COVID-19 on mobility . The question "Censorship or Chance" will be discussed in Breakout rooms. Dr. Angela Francke from the University of Dresden, who was one of the first to conduct surveys on mobility behaviour in Corona times in Germany, will provide a keynote speech. Visit our event page for more details and to register.
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Study: Urban mobility...
In partnership with EIT Urban Mobility, the consortium led by BABLE , and composed by CARNET, CTAG, DTU, and UPC, and Miljöstrategi AB have conducted a survey across 16 European cities to understand and analyse mobility strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic. This built the basis for a study on urban mobility strategies during COVID-19. The full report analyses the urban mobility strategies deployed by cities since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic . Each chapter provides extensive insights on aspects such as sustainable urban mobility system requirements, the impact of the virus so far on urban mobility, the role of innovation in this context, and the economic impact on new mobility. There is also a short version of the report that is part of EIT UM’s Urban Mobility Next series, which provides practitioners with exclusive content on cutting-edge urban mobility issues. It focuses on the main outcomes of the study, based on the analysis of the survey results as well as on selected best practices. There will be webinar on 23 March to present the results of this report and to give interested readers the opportunity to directly discuss findings with the authors. Click here to register and/or read the report: https://www.eiturbanmobility.eu/what-were-the-most-successful-urban-mobility-strategies-during-covid-19/ Cheers!
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Social Challenge to...
Barcelona City Council wants to encourage socio-technological entrepreneurship to improve the quality of life of our residents. Barcelona’s population is aging. People ages 65 and older will represent a quarter of the population by 2038. With the aim to better respond to the needs of the elderly, the Social Rights Department and the i.lab of the Commissioner of Technology and Digital Innovation, launch the challenge: How can we effectively address the needs of the elderly considering their functional dependency? We invite you to present your proposal before 26 September 2019 in one of the following two categories: Tested projects or proven methodologies that generate social cohesion , for example, activating the community to provide support to the elderly, strengthening social and solidarity economy models, intergenerational collaboration and integration mechanisms. New technology and/or robotic solutions that enable a more effective identification of the needs of elderly people, improve the quality and delivery of social services, and the response time to meet those needs. The winner will receive an award of 20,000 EUR to implement a pilot in Barcelona and will have the opportunity to work closely with municipal agents with wide experience in social innovation. It is also an opportunity to gain local and international visibility. To read the terms and conditions and present your proposal, please click here . If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us: info@irisilab.e-bcn.cat
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Morgenstadt Pitch at the...
Morgenstadt Pitch , an event for start-ups improving urban life, is organised by Morgenstadt on September 26th, 2018 at Nordic Edge Expo in Stavanger. The event gives you an opportunity to pitch your startup in front of city leadership, investors, and decision makers from both the public and private sector. The start-ups focusing on the urban sustainability issues will have a unique opportunity for a live, on-stage two round battle to win the pitch competition. The winners will secure a yearlong membership of the Morgenstadt Network, and have an opportunity to advertise their one product through BABLE for an entire year. Are you a startup helping to improve urban life in any of the following areas: transportation, buildings, communication, ICT networks, water, mobile applications, emergency services, environment, data analytics, security, energy, resilience, and more; do you want to create visibility and awareness about your products and services - then apply now for Morgenstadt Pitch! Register under the following link by filling out the provided form. The information gathered through the form will be used to pre-select 10 to 12 start-ups based on the impact of the product/service, innovativeness and feasibility of the business idea. The selected start-ups will have the opportunity to have 5 minute long pitch at The Nordic Edge. The panel of expert Jury from public and private sector will choose the top 3 finalists, allowing the rest to get valuable feedback on their business idea and future opportunities. The winner will be selected in the second round among the finalists, who will present in front of the bigger audience.
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Upcoming: Morgenstadt...
The way we, as Humans, have developed our Lifestyle, is having a negative impact on our Earths’ warming up: Currently, we find ourselves at a rate of about 0.17 °C per decade. Additionally the effort on reducing the carbon budget to limit an increase of 1.5°C, established in the Paris Agreement, still requires major actions. The Morgenstadt Innovation Network organizes three times per year conferences seeking to discuss and transform city challenges in innovative solutions shaping the Urban future of our cities . The first Morgenstadt Conference of the year will take place in Leipzig on the 4 th and 5 th of April on CO 2 Neutral Smart Cities . The main goal of this Conference is to define an action- and roadmap- to find solutions on how to decrease our CO 2 emissions in the sectors of Energy, Mobility, Data and Buildings. Research Institutions, companies and cities will come together to deepen their knowledge in those areas and to expand their own scope of action in order to meet the current challenges that cities are facing. This is especially important because, according to the Global Climate Action Summit 2018, annual emissions related to existing buildings were about 9 Gt CO 2e in 2016, 40% from non-residential buildings and 60% of those coming from residential, meaning that each one of us has a say in reducing CO 2 emissions. Here you can find the full program, and the Agenda of the Conference , and by clicking in this link, you can get registered to the event . Registrations will be open until the 24 th of March 2019 .