Central Park’s Climate Lab Is a Window Into the Future of Urban Green Spaces
Parks are an important climate solution—but warmer temperatures and storms put them at risk. When Hurricane Ida dumped more than 3 inches of rain on…
Smart cities
How you can help create a greener city
Can embracing urban sustainability at a grassroots level help future-proof Perth against climate change? Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Stockholm … Perth? When you think of the world’s…
Cooler, Cleaner Megacities, One Rooftop Garden at a Time
Growing greens can be a powerful tool for change. The view of Cairo from the air is one of concrete buildings and tangled overpasses stretching as…
No renovation wave in sight across EU recovery plans in central and eastern Europe
In the national recovery and resilience plans, energy efficiency and building renovations can play a key role for Member States to achieve the required target…
Being smart about smart cities: A governance roadmap for digital technologies
Governance is emerging as a serious consideration when it comes to the use of advanced digital technologies to drive smart city objectives. Cities looking to…
Peer-to-peer support and rapid transitions: how Finland found an answer to heating homes
Peer-to-peer informal learning can help spread new, low-carbon technologies. Learning from the success of neighbours and others, while quickly creating a positive regulatory environment with financial…
Woven City’s hi-tech community
A promised land in which people can enjoy a happy, healthy, and sustainable life and co-exist in harmony with nature and technology. The future is…
Carbon pricing in buildings? Help renovate and fuel-switch to renewables first
Including buildings in an emissions trading scheme will have a limited impact on emissions and should, at most, complement other measures like substantially increasing renovation…
Passport – A Smart City Parking Platform
In the opening scene of the original Blade Runner from 1982, we’re introduced to a dystopian Los Angeles skyline filled with massive oil refineries perpetually…
In Virginia, utility smart grid projects could help fill rural broadband gaps
Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power are each pursuing pilot projects in which high-speed fiber connections are shared with local internet service providers. A handful of…
Smart street furniture in Australia: a public service or surveillance and advertising tool?
Smart street furniture – powered and digitally networked furniture that collects and generates data – is arriving in Australia. It comes in a variety of…
Electric Cars and the Power Grid
Electric car (EV) sales are predicted to surge in 2021 as China and the European Union tighten emissions standards and calls for all-electric auto markets…
City climate leadership a model for sustainability
The United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is a plan of action. There are 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), 169 targets and 231 indicators…