digitalization
How to Decarbonize Heavy-Duty Transport and Make it Affordable
The race to decarbonize transportation is on, attested to by a global wave of commitments to electrify government and corporate fleets. However, heavy-duty trucking presents a special challenge. While it constitutes only 1 percent of total fleet vehicles, it is…
Commission Proposes a Trusted and Secure Digital Identity for all Europeans
The Commission proposed a framework for a European Digital Identity which will be available to all EU citizens, residents, and businesses in the EU. Citizens will be able to prove their identity and share electronic documents from their European Digital…
Taking the Pressure off the Water Industry with Digitalization
Traditional water and wastewater utility systems weren’t built for the dramatically changing stresses of climate change and rapid urbanization. Therefore, the risk that ageing infrastructure brings – both in terms of potential failure and poor environmental compliance – is a…
Digitalization of Cities and Buildings Will Contribute to Resolving of the Climate Change Problem
We cannot solve the climate change problem without the transformation of cities and buildings. Up to 70 per cent of the global emissions of greenhouse gases come from cities, while the share of buildings within that number is around 40…
How Technology Helped Serbia Save 180 Million Sheets of Paper in Less Than Four Years
Digitalization and e-governance can seem like abstract concepts. But, in a session at the World Economic Forum’s Global Technology Governance Summit, Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabić gave an example of how going virtual can have a real-world impact. Saving paper, trees,…
30 Innovative Solutions Show Path to Renewable-Powered Future
Recently, IRENA has published the full series of 30 Innovation Briefs under its Innovation Landscape report. It is the most comprehensive analysis available on innovation priorities that policymakers must address to successfully decarbonise the electricity systems with renewables and push…
Citizen Science Projects on Air Quality Produce Useful Information and Raise Public Awareness
Air pollution is the biggest environmental health threat in Europe and more and more people are taking action to claim their right to clean air. A new European Environment Agency (EEA) report provides an overview of low-cost devices that citizens…