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INCLUSIVE, ECOLOGICAL
& CIRCULAR SOLUTIONS
UrbanEmerge is a UK-based sustainable development consultancy advising public and private sector clients on solutions for a range of increasingly urgent challenges related to rapid urbanisation, climate change and ecological breakdown.
We support national and sub-national governments, development agencies, finance providers and other clients on low-carbon, inclusive and resilient cities and infrastructure, climate finance mechanisms and digital solutions and the role of private sector innovation to help deliver services.
We work with businesses and investors on their sustainability journeys, supporting sustainability strategy and meaningful climate action for emerging circular economies.
Our innovation project, a social enterprise called Circular Kitchens CIC, was designed and launched in the UK by UrbanEmerge - Learn more here.
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We work across four service areas, click on each tile to learn more.
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Featured Reports

Title: Mainstreaming disability inclusion through energy transition in cities - Policy Paper
Client: C40 Cities
Partners: World Enabled
Published: 2024
About: C40 Cities has developed a resource pack for cities around the world on Delivering inclusive climate action with a focus on inclusion of people with disabilities. This resource pack is aimed at city government policymakers and technical staff to assist with formulating and implementing disability-inclusive climate and air- quality policies.
As an open resource, it is also designed to be a useful reference for other stakeholders, such as urban design and infrastructure development practitioners, civil society organisations, disabled persons organisations (DPOs) and the private sector involved in designing and delivering energy transition solutions within cities around the world.

Title: Mainstreaming disability inclusion through mobility action in cities - Policy Paper
Client: C40 Cities
Partners: World Enabled
Published: 2024
About: C40 Cities has developed a resource pack for cities around the world on Delivering inclusive climate action with a focus on inclusion of people with disabilities. This resource pack is aimed at city government policymakers and technical staff to assist with formulating and implementing disability-inclusive climate and air- quality policies.
As an open resource, it is also designed to be a useful reference for other stakeholders, such as urban design and infrastructure development practitioners, civil society organisations, disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) and the private sector involved in designing and producing urban mobility solutions.

Title: Making Climate Finance Work for Early-Stage Innovation in Low-Income Country Settings
Client: Frontier Tech Hub
Published: May 2023
About: The Frontier Technologies (Ft) Hub is funded by the FCDO which is part of FCDO’s broader Ideas to Impact portfolio. UrbanEmerge produced a deep dive study for the FT Hub to explore how public sector climate finance can be used most effectively to leverage private sector investment in innovation, for initiatives in agriculture, forestry, energy and health in low-income country settings. The team conducted a literature review, along with key stakeholder interviews with experts and advisors to provide guidance to FT Hub’s pilots on how to best position their innovations for future funding.
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