Clean drinking water has become a scarce resource in Asia, Africa and Latin America: According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 300 ...
Klimawandel: G20-Staaten in der Verantwortung
Um den globalen Temperaturanstieg auf zwei oder sogar 1,5 Grad zu begrenzen, müssen vor allem die G20-Staaten ihre Treibhausgase reduzieren. Doch die ...
Glasgow launches UK’s first city resilience strategy
The city of Glasgow, Scotland, has launched its resilience strategy which contains almost 50 different actions aimed at creating a stronger and more ...
How the electric car revolution will transform our economy
There are now more than 1 million electric vehicles on the world’s roads and this figure is expected to rise sharply in the next few years. This ...
Chicago installs its “fitness trackers”
Chicago is getting its “fitness trackers”: As part of the project “Array of Things”, the city has begun installing sensors that ...
Verkehrsclubs fordern Kaufprämie für E-Bikes
Fahrrad-Lobby und Bundesrat bemängeln, das bisher Elektroautos staatlich gefördert werden, E-Bikes aber nicht. Verkehrsclubs fordern jetzt Kaufprämien ...
China envisions to merge cities to vast urban clusters
China is apparently planning to merge neighbouring cities to vast urban areas of up to 50 million people. With forming such “urban clusters” ...
The rise of renewables in Portugal
Portgual has proved that a country can run on renewable energy alone, at least in terms of electricity: For 107 hours in May 2016, the Iberian country was ...
Google will eigenen Ridesharing-Dienst einführen
Neue Konkurrenz für Uber in den USA: Medienberichten zufolge will Google seinen Ridesharing-Dienst “Waze Carpool”, eine Art digitale ...
Sweden and its recycling revolution
Last week, several websites such as Inhabitant and Global Citizen reported that Sweden recycles more than 99 percent of its waste. While the country sure ...
