Brazil, one of the world’s heaviest polluters, has ratified its participation in the Paris agreement on climate change. With this move, the ...
Reykjavík announces aim to be carbon neutral by 2040
Iceland’s capital, Reykjavík, has announced its aim to become carbon neutral by 2040. While all of the city’s electricity demand is already ...
Building a future for green concrete
Even though concrete has a much bigger carbon footprint than the aviation industry, the material is often overlooked in discussion of emission cuts. ...
How to create liveable, climate resilient cities
As a coastal city, the Danish capital Copenhagen is particularly at risk of climage change impacts such as rising sea levels. In an interview with Eco- ...
When will New York City sink?
Coastal cities are particularly at risk of rising sea levels and New York City is no exception. If anything, it is almost certain that the city will be ...
Klimaschutz in Deutschland: Stillstand statt Fortschritt
Während die USA und China das Pariser Klimaschutzabkommen im Rahmen des G20-Gipfels formal ratifizierten, geht in Deutschland kaum etwas voran – ...
Kampf gegen Feinstaub: Stuttgarter Mooswand kommt später
Eine Wand aus Moos soll am Neckartor in Stuttgart die hohe Luftverschmutzung bekämpfen. Doch die eigentlich für Oktober geplante Installation verzögert ...
US: Quiet but big changes in the energy sector
Almost unnoticed by the public, the United States has shifted away from dirty power sources and more toward cleaner fuels such as wind and solar: While ...
G20-Gipfel: Nachhaltige Entwicklung und ein grünes Finanzwesen
Trotz oder gerade wegen der vielen andauernden Krisen und Konflikte wollen die mächtigsten Länder dieser Welt beim diesjährigen G20-Gipfel vor allem ...
City mayors call for climate action ahead of G20 summit
Mayors from various cities around the world such as London, Tokyo and New York, have urged national governments to take action on climate change: Ahead of ...
