Sustainable cities

“Digitisation and decarbonisation have both now become drivers of change for our cities.”

Professor Greg Clark, Urbanist and Senior Advisor on Future Cities.

People don’t often think about cities when it comes to decarbonising the planet, but Greg describes the important role they play in bringing individual sectors together. 

“When we think about how to decarbonise the planet and how to achieve sustainability, we often start by thinking about individual sectors,” says Greg. He cites oil and gas, energy, logistics or consumption, which are important sectors to decarbonise given the carbon emissions they produce. However, we need to take a more holistic approach and think about how we can leverage the benefits of cities in bringing large populations and sectors together, to help create a more sustainable future.