Challenges
Access Cities gathers urban challenges from the five project cites across four countries. Click here to see all active challenges
Access Cities' partners are available to support the application process in their local market. Visit 'Markets' to learn more about each market, and who to get in touch with.
News
Pitch Finale: Finding the best solutions to NYC’s Urban Heat Island and Air Quality challenges
The City of New York is presented with eight of the most innovative approaches to better air quality and urban heat island reduction in partnership with […]
Electric Charging Stations for Trucks at NYCEDC Sites and for other FreightNYC “Clean Trucks” Initiatives, Concepts and Projects
City: New York City Challenge Owner: New York City Economic Development Corp. (NYCEDC) Challenge Website: Challenge Website Challenge Award: Potentially leverage NYCEDC’s real estate portfolio and […]
Broad Alliance publishes position paper: Munich Coal Exit 2022 is feasible and on track
This summer, the city council of Munich came with its recommendations on the Munich coal exit. Leading up to these recommendations, the Alliance “Exiting Coal based […]
Singapore Launches South Asia’s First Carbon Tax
Taxes are unpopular. But not as unpopular as rising sea levels. Recognizing that action is needed if the country wishes to mitigate the negative effects of […]
Announcement of finalists for the Open Innovation Call in New York targeting Air Quality and Urban Heat Island Effect
On August 26 2019, the finalists were announced. Below you will find a presentation of the solutions, which the finalists will be presenting at the pitch […]
Access Cities is an international, public-private project, which aims to strengthen sustainable urban development in five project cities: New York City, Singapore, Munich and the Danish cities of Copenhagen and Aarhus. The project connects actors working with sustainable urban development in the pursuit of game-changing solutions to common issues confronting cities. Access Cities will develop innovative, viable and scalable responses to the most pressing sustainability challenges faced by global city hubs today and tomorrow – in collaboration and via the exchange of documented learnings within the sustainability space.
Access Cities is funded by the Danish Industry Foundation and co-financed by the project partners: State of Green (project lead), the Confederation of Danish Industry, Quercus Group, Climate-KIC, the City of Copenhagen and the City of Aarhus.