Elon Musk holds out prospect of universal income
The digitalization and the associated transformation of work might lead to a large number of people being out of job by mid-century, says Tesla CEO Elon ...
Japan ratifies Paris Climate Agreement
Japan ratified the Paris Climate Agreement today, four days after the global agreement entered into force. The delay could limit Japan’s ability to ...
Auditory map of NYC to help monitor noise pollution
Researchers are about to create an auditory map of New York City. About 100 sensors will be installed on the second floor of public buildings e.g. near New ...
British-Indian meeting about smart cities
British Prime Minister Theresa May is visiting India. Part of the agenda is to work bilaterally on a number of areas of mutual interest at the UK-India ...
How a graffiti crew pretties up Berlin’s subway trains with flowers
The view outside of subway trains is usually not even boring, but unsightly. In order to change that, the graffiti crew TOY attached flower boxes to an S- ...
More sustainability: beyond Taiwan’s green technologies
When it comes to sustainability, Taiwan is mainly famous for its green technologies, especially solar panel production. On a domestic level however, Taiwan ...
Biggest solar power plant built in Morocco
Morocco is building one of the biggest solar power plants worldwide on the edge of the Sahara desert. The project is largely funded by the EU. The huge 160 ...
Hong Kong’s living laboratory for smart city technologies
Kowloon East has been choosen as the test area for Hong Kong’s smart city solutions. With the help of civic participation, the city wants to test and ...
Unternehmen sprechen sich pro Klimaschutzplan aus
Entgegen des bisherigen Trends haben sich erstmals Firmen und Unternehmen als Unterstützer des Klimaschutzes und eines Klimavertrages geäußert. 100 ...
The future market for energy management systems
Many factors are contributing to a rise in energy consumption. As supply cannot keep up with demand and governments aim to go easy on resources, energy ...
