Sweden aims to run on renewable energy by 2040. Last year Sweden drew 57 percent of its energy from renewables such as hydropower and wind. The country has ...
The resilience of the built environment
How old and abandoned buildings can be revitalized, is exemplified with these eight projects. The designers and architects found unique ways to introduce ...
Sydney’s Opera House: culture meets sustainability
Australia’s probably most iconic landmark, the Opera House in Sydney, also stands out when it comes to sustainability. It has been awarded a four- ...
Nearly carbon-free conference without anyone coming
On October, 24th the “The World in 2050: Imagining and Creating Just Climate Futures” conference started. It will be lasting three weeks. What ...
More global power capacity generated by renewables than coal
According to an International Energy Agency report renewables accounted for more of the increase in global power capacity generating than coal last year. ...
China’s efforts to cut pollution of shipping industry at risk
There has been much international reporting on the high levels of pollution in China. The Chinese government took a ground-breaking policy initiative to ...
Could climate change be a cause for a financial crisis?
Paul Fisher, the former deputy head of the regulatory department of the Bank of England, said that climate change can be a risk for financial instability ...
Toyota sells hydrogen-powered buses from 2017 on
Toyota will start to sell hydrogen-powered buses from 2017 on. Tokyo’s government plans to utilize two of them as fixed-route buses. More than 100 ...
Plastic trash becomes obvious through art project
A public art project in Los Angeles aims to raise awareness for the immense plastic waste created on a daily basis. While landfills and recycling sites are ...
Participation – a precondition for a smart Budapest
Knowledge and expertise sharing is essential for the development of a smart city, as is interconnection and participation of the society. While there is no ...
