Energy-efficient building renovation: a Franco-German challenge
To achieve climate neutrality by 2050, the question of renovating buildings to be more energy-efficient is of crucial importance. More than ever before, it is…
Sustainability
Doughnut cities
There is no place in the world where all residents share the same level of prosperity, or where this prosperity has been achieved in a…
What is environmental racism?
Poisoned tap water in Flint, Michigan. Toxic waste dumps in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. A town in China where 80% of children have been…
The big Muddy River’s long, turbulent relationship with coal
Southern Illinois has been coal country for quite some time. Men first mined coal there in 1810, when they took the black rock from outcroppings…
Design a doughnut-shaped city: a change-proof approach
How can cities become socially just and secure homes for people while respecting the health of the planet in a post-pandemic world? Is protecting the…
A home that will keep you warm and cool the planet
A home that will keep you warm and cool the planet “… everything from mining the materials for the cement to chopping down the trees…
A new project promises to make sustainable living affordable
By living in cities we often have to choose between livability, sustainability and affordability. However, that is not the case in the new project presented by the…
Why are climate-conscious cities often the least affordable?
Cities can do a lot to stop climate change. They can fill their streets with electric buses, pass strict efficiency rules for its buildings, and…
Change diet, add lentils first
Climate change must be stopped before it stops us! How can we do this? We must evolve from a fossil-fuel driven economy to a more…
Intelligent building technologies are critical to a low-carbon future
Rapid urbanisation and climate change are intertwined, making decarbonisation of the built environment paramount to stabilising the future. The technologies that will deliver significant emissions…
Race to 100% Clean
U.S. states, municipalities, utilities, and corporations have made significant progress toward a fossil-free future by advancing energy efficiency and clean energy. In fact, 1 in 3…
Carbon Disclosure Project revealed top 105 global cities for climate action
105 cities around the world including Mexico City, Cape Town, Los Angeles, Iskandar and Leicester have been named on CDP’s Cities A List for their transparency and…