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Case study
Green Digital Transformation
Published: 2024

Google’s Environmental Insights Explorer’s neighbourhood data assists Green Transport Planning

As a significant contributor to city greenhouse gas emissions, transportation also holds significant potential for decarbonising Europe. However, data-driven sustainable mobility planning for cities is a challenge due to the difficulties in transport data collection. This is where Google’s Environmental Insights Explorer (EIE) can help. As shown in this case study by the cities of Braga, Stockholm, Tampere, Vitoria-Gasteiz and Warsaw, EIE can play a valuable role in the mobility plans of m...
Case study
Green Digital Transformation
Published: 2024

Google‘s Environmental Insights Explorer for Solar Scenario Planning: An Exploration from Madrid

ICLEI Europe in collaboration with the municipality of Madrid, used Google‘s Environmental Insights Explorer (EIE) to explore solar development objectives and insights into the city‘s rooftop PV capacity and energy generation potential. As stated in the “Madrid 360 Solar” strategy of the city, 30% of the electricity demand of municipal buildings should be covered by rooftop solar panels by 2030. High-quality data is critical for cities to evaluate the viability of their g...
Handbook / Guide
Governance Innovation Green Digital Transformation
Published: 2023

Local Green Deals: A Blueprint for Action

This guide outlines the rationale behind Local Green Deals (LGDs), its key principles, levers and the steps for cities, stakeholders and local communities to take to implement a LGD.
Case study
Green Digital Transformation
Published: 2023

Data and insights from Google’s Environmental Insights Explorer (EIE) support Greater Manchester 2040 Right Mix

EIE provides Greater Manchester (GM) with regional-level data helping them update their traffic reduction targets for 2040 in an evidence-based manner. Traffic reduction targets are currently being updated, they are a key pillar in achieving GM’s carbon emission reduction targets.
Case study
Green Digital Transformation
Published: 2023

How Google’s Environmental Insights Explorer (EIE) is supporting Izmir in the identification of low carbon mobility options

The EIE five-year data from 2018 – 2022 allows Izmir complete information on trips occurring in the city, including private vehicles, buses, bikes, motorcycles, and ferry data. It also identifies low-carbon mobility options that inform the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) and the Carbon Neutrality Roadmap.
Case study
Green Digital Transformation
Published: 2023

How Google’s Environmental Insights Explorer (EIE) is supporting Athens to assess their transportation emissions

Athens has used the EIE platform to obtain more accurate data on the distance travelled by private transport in the city, and based on this, correct their yearly emissions inventories from 2014 to 2022.
Case study
Green Digital Transformation
Published: 2023

How Google’s Environmental Insights Explorer (EIE) supports Aarhus’s Green Transition

This case study shows the importance of having accurate boundaries defined before starting an emission analysis. As boundaries in EIE were adjusted to the needs of the city of Aarhus, the potential of EIE for data-driven action in the city’s transportation sector has been shown.
Handbook / Guide
Sustainable Mobility Performance Measurement Green Digital Transformation
Published: 2023

German smart cities on the way to using the Environmental Insights Explorer by Google: A handbook for municipalities

This guide is intended for German municipalities interested in using data from Google's Environmental Insights Explorer (EIE) and illustrates how this data can support planning processes for climate protection, particularly in the transport sector. A step-by-step guide illustrates the process of the internal coordination to the use of the data.
The content of this handbook is based on the experience of the ICLEI Europe in analysing EIE data and its potential use to improve transport emissions c...
Report
Resilience Governance Innovation Green Digital Transformation
Published: 2021

EIE Transport Assessment Overview for European Policymakers

A summary on an ICLEI Europe and Google Report for the Environmental Insights Explorer (EIE) tool.
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