Exploring the future of cities and urban infrastructures

Switching from fossil fuels to renewable energy requires significant investments – which are sometimes difficult to justify using existing business models. Decarbonization as a service, which allows you to purchase energy low-carbon to a partner without having to financially support the investments linked to the necessary infrastructures, constitutes in this context an attractive solution for companies.

While the idea of a "futuristic city” fascinates and arouses the imagination, the reality of building one most often proves to be an environmental, economic and social failure. Surely there’s more to this concept than its lack of success? And what cities built from scratch could be valuable sources for learning?