All over the world, cities are engaging in the fight against climate change. The cities are increasingly experiencing the negative effects through cloudburst, longer drought periods and storm surges. It is threatening to disrupt the everyday life in the cities, and that is why cities are looking for solutions to help them fight and manage these changes.
The City of Copenhagen has high ambitions on climate and life quality. The city is working hard to become the first carbon neutral capital already in 2025 and doing this without lowering the quality of life of its citizens. Air pollution is one of the major issues in this work and urban heat island effect is also of growing concern. .
Through the Open Innovation Call, the City of Copenhagen is looking for new and innovative ideas, technologies, and approaches to reducing the negative impacts of urban air pollution and the heat island effect.
On October 2019, the finalists were announced. Below you will find a presentation of the solutions, which the finalists will be presenting at
the pitch final event in Copenhagen on October 11, 2019. .