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WHAT'S NEXT?: Smart cities are the talk of the town right now and so they should be to cope when over 60% of us will live in cities by 2030. E-bikes, Driverless- connected vehicles, buildings that talk to each other will help but many cities are susceptible to climate change and pandemics. Explore the issues faced by cities and the new ideas that will change the way urban dwellers live in the 21st century.

[New] Cities are projected to grow by 2.5 billion people by 2050, which means more demand for water, solid waste and wastewater management - all while dealing with more climate stress.
[New] Demand for seaborne shipping services is increasing all over the world, so that the number of active ships will be nearly twice as high as in 2016 by the year 2030.
[New] New York will turn Citi Field into a 24/7 mega coronavirus vaccination site by the end of January in an effort to vaccinate thousands of residents daily.
[New] Major commitments to electrification among cities, states and regions will drive growth in electric fleets in the U.S. over the next decade and beyond.
[New] Demand for urban last-mile delivery, fueled by e-commerce, is expected to grow by 78% by 2030, leading to a 36% increase in delivery vehicles in the world's top 100 cities.
[New] Tokyo, Shanghai, Paris, Detroit, and New York City will all see fleets of Mobileye-powered vehicles rolled out in early 2021, if all goes well.
[New] By 2030, the number of megacities with more than 10 million inhabitants could be 41, consuming 81% of the world's resources, while by 2050, the urban population will reach 60% of the global one and demand of primary energy could rise to around 1.72×105 TWh.
[New] Although New York's COVID-19 vaccination rollout has gotten off to a slow start, the city Department of Health is working to open hundreds of vaccination sites that will be able to inoculate thousands of New Yorkers per day once more people are eligible to receive their first shot.
[New] Motional plans eventually to put fully driverless vehicles on public roads, as well as launch a multimarket service with Lyft in major U.S. cities in 2023.
[New] As more than half of the world's population lives in cities today and expects to reach 80% by 2050, cities need to recognize that they are the key contributor to climate change.
[New] The City of London Corporation aims to deliver two additional last mile logistics hubs by 2022 and is aiming for a total of five by 2025.
[New] China will reach carbon emission peak before 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060, and large cities with a significant greening trend play an important role in neutralizing carbon emission and mitigating the impact of global climate change in urban areas.
[New] Urban regions across the world - from the United States to Africa - could warm by more than 4 degrees Celsius by the end of the century under a high-emissions climate change scenario.
[New] Cities and towns around the world could be up to 4.4 °C warmer by the end of the century.
[New] Residents in a few big cities like Montreal, Quebec City, Edmonton and Calgary will be voting in municipal elections over the year.
The UK, which will finally have left the EU, will have to show how it intends to deliver on bold climate and energy targets for 2030, and whether it can successfully turn the post-Brexit City into a global green finance capital.
The global demand for fresh water will exceed supply by 40% in 2030, with some cities, like Cape Town, already suffering from water stress.
Action by states, cities and private business could cut U.S. emissions up to 37% by 2030 compared to 2005 levels.
The Hasana project can be used as a public health oversight program for large-scale events, such as Expo 2020-2021, allowing Dubai to maintain its edge as a global leader in the events industry.
Yes, multipurpose and smart materials are important now and IDTechEx forecasts that radically new smart city technology may rise to around $1.7 trillion yearly in 20 years.

Last updated: 16 January 2021

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