Mexico City has held the “Urban Toys” competition recently, a call for architects to create temporary urban interventions to reactivate ...
Safer public squares to protect communities
Following terrorist attacks in recent years, cities have started deploying a higher number of patrolling officers, bollards protecting pedestrian walkways ...
Berlin verabschiedet sich spätestens 2030 von Kohle
Berlin plant den Kohleausstieg für spätestens 2030 und will so Vorreiter für eine emissionsärmere Zukunft sein. Dazu sollen bis 2030 die verbleibenden ...
Regreening the planet as beneficial as the end all fossil fuel
A new study by The Nature Conservancy presents a series of steps to mitigate the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The main idea is to replant ...
Europe braces itself for stronger storms
After more and more devastating storms in parts of Europe, scientists are now figuring out how to respond to storms that are becoming stronger on the ...
Climeworks starts extracting carbon dioxide from the air
Switzerland-based company Climeworks in partnership with Reykjavik Energy has officially started extracting carbon dioxide from the air with new ...
Study shows trees improve sanitation in rural areas
A global study that examined the health of 300,000 children and the quality of watersheds across 35 countries including Bangladesh, Nigeria and Colombia ...
E.ON marks milestone with ultra-fast battery
E.ON has confirmed the completion of the installation and grid connection of what is now one of the UK’s largest batteries. The 10MW battery at its ...
How Hong Kong creatively solves water problems
Hong Kong has too little and too much water at the same time. On the one hand, the city has very few reliable sources of drinking water as there is no ...
Short- and long-term benefits for Puerto Rico switching to solar energy
Reinvigorating the energy system of Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria is estimated to take some time. In the meantime the island is without electricity ...
