The Energy Research Office (EPE) co-organized, together with the Urban Transitions Mission (UTM), a workshop held on November 5th, 2025, at EPE’s headquarters in Rio de Janeiro. The initiative — part of the Mission Innovation framework — brought together experts, local government representatives, and international partners to explore innovative urban solutions that advance energy transition, climate resilience, and the use of digital technologies. Organized in collaboration with institutions such as Google, the event highlighted the growing role of data and innovation in shaping sustainable and inclusive cities.
The workshop was structured in two complementary sessions. The first, titled Deep-dive Workshop: Transforming Urban Planning with Geospatial Data & AI, explored the potential of geospatial data and artificial intelligence to support sustainable urban planning. Drawing on real-world case studies, participants discussed practical applications of these tools in city contexts.
In the second part of the event, participants divided into two simultaneous thematic groups:
Deep-dive Workshop: Accelerating the Energy Transition, which addressed the main pillars of urban decarbonization, including energy efficiency, sustainable mobility, and renewable energy integration, with a focus on scaling up local solutions;
Deep-dive Workshop: Resilience and Decarbonization in Sync, which focused on the integration of adaptation and mitigation strategies, covering topics such as risk management, resilient infrastructure, nature-based solutions, and the use of digital technologies to strengthen urban resilience.
The event also marked the first in-person meeting of the cities selected for the UTM City2City Cooperation program, which aims to foster technical exchanges and the implementation of pilot projects for urban energy transitions.
EPE’s participation as co-organizer reinforces Brazil’s active role in the Urban Transitions Mission, an initiative of Mission Innovation dedicated to advancing sustainable urban transformation and bridging energy and urban planning.
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