Landscape design as a weapon against extreme weather
As extreme weather events such as flooding and wildfires occur more frequently, landscape designers aim to help cities lessen the impact – with ...
World Car-Free Day in major cities but London?
Many cities worldwide join the World Car-Free Day this Sunday. However London is not among these cities which correlates with the city’s general ...
A “new era” for cities and science
Debra Roberts, the first chief resilience officer of Durban, South Africa and an IPCC co-chair, explains in an interview why science is an emerging ...
Island nations are leading in climate protection
While the 52 island states that are part of the UN are not just the first to ratify the Paris Agreement on climate change, they also take a pioneer role in ...
Amazon plans to build wind farm in Texas
Online retail giant Amazon.com plans to build a 253-megawatt wind farm in Texas. The farm will feature more than 100 turbines and is expected to generate ...
Report: New fossil fuel production must end to achieve climate goals
A new analysis shows that the current fossil fuel extraction is not in line with the “well below two degrees” rule of the Paris Agreement to limit ...
Alstom introduces hydrogen fuel cell trains
French company Alstom has introduced one of the first hydrogen fuel cell trains, called “Coradia iLint”. The train has a capacity of 300 ...
Why smart city development relies on relationships
The emerging standardization has made access to smart city technologies very similar across the board – yet some cities have gained an edge over ...
20 more nations ratify Paris climate deal
The Paris Agreement on climate change has passed a key milestone: With 20 more nations ratifying the deal on Wednesday, the number of the countries which ...
DigitalTown looks to ease smart city transformation
DigitalTown, a leading provider of software solutions, has launched a new cloud-based platform aimed at helping municipalities transform into smart cities ...
