The special issue of "Future City and New Economy" this publication includes the ideas and practices of different countries and regions in the world in their efforts to promote the agenda for sustainable development and achieve carbon neutrality through green innovation. [...] His research aims to interests in prediction and mitigation of cli- understand the variability and changes in the mate risks, models of sustainable production water cycle at multiple spatial and temporal and consumption and socio-environmental scales, and apply such understanding to wa- adaptation. [...] struction and Eco-Cities, e.g.conceptualiza- tion and coordination of topics and ideas as well as the target planning with the project management in the area of ecological urban Green Bank Transformation Case development and the implementation of en- for Carbon Neutrality ergy and climate protection management in Yolanda Zhu pilot cities in China. [...] Understandings of Therefore, it is important that climate action, systems innovation highlight the importance digital technologies, and decarbonization of non-technology processes such as insti- efforts do not run the risk of harming, rath- tutions and culture, of path dependency and er than helping, efforts towards justice and lock-in, and of the primacy of uncertainty and equity. [...] The ting their climate challenges, (in the housing, publication Future City and New Economy: mobility, and neighbourhood development Carbon Neutrality Driven by Green Innova- sectors) out to the market, the intention is to tions explores and discusses innovative ap- open up the diversity and scope of potential proaches and policy responses at the local solutions, crowd-sourced from innovators that.