Decarbonising Cities: Lessons from London and Helsinki

Monday 20 January 2025

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Catherine Staniland

Chief Impact Officer
NLA

Rosanna Lawes

Executive Director of Development
London Legacy Development Corporation

Mete Coban MBE

Deputy Mayor of London for Environment and Energy
Greater London Authority

Anni Sinnemäki

Deputy Mayor
City of Helsinki

Hanna Wesslin

Climate Director
City of Helsinki

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This session built on NLA’s latest report, Repower London, delving into the evolving approaches to decarbonising cities.

Leaders and experts from both cities explored best practices and highlighted successes in understanding how to use complex networks of infrastructure to meet the diverse needs of local communities to enhance the urban landscape sustainably. This webinar covered city-wide strategies to placed-based approaches, sharing innovative frameworks for reducing carbon footprints through infrastructure improvements.