a smart city is the best place for a person to live

Sber's own session was held at the UN Climate Change Conference, where they discussed the development of smart cities, the relationship between green innovation and human quality of life, as well as the impact of urban growth on the global carbon footprint.

Finding a balance between people’s comfort and reducing the load on the ecosystem is one of the most pressing tasks today, because the rapid development of cities is exacerbating existing climate problems. What characteristics should a smart, inclusive and climate resilient city have? This was discussed by the participants of the Sber session “Does a person have a future in a smart city in the era of the climate crisis?” during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku. The discussion was moderated by Tatyana Lipskaya, Senior Vice President for ESG at Sberbank.

About 56% of the world's population, or 4.4…