Ottawa and other northern cities could face warming above 2.0°C within 10 years
The cities in the higher latitudes really are on the front lines of the warming.
From Oslo to Vancouver, these major cities have plans to go car-free
The fact that Oslo is moving forward so rapidly is encouraging, and I think it will be inspiring if they are successful.
How to ensure smart cities benefit everyone
By 2030, 60 percent of the world’s population is expected to live in mega-cities. How might technology improve their lives.
Why East Coast North Americans should be very concerned about sea level rise
This new study predicts that the eastern coast of North America, from the Davis Strait between Greenland and Baffin Island down through the mid-Atlantic, will experience some of the highest rates of sea level rise anywhere in the world by the end of the 21st century.
Does your method of commuting cost or benefit society?
In the absence of mechanisms that force us to directly pay for the broader impacts of how we travel, we tend to underestimate the total cost to both ourselves and to society of different modes of transportation.
(VIDEO) We can’t make a peace treaty with the planet: Nicholas Stern shares the pathway for the planet
How can we begin to address the global, insidious problem of climate change — a problem that’s too big for any one country to solve? Economist Nicholas Stern lays out a plan, presented to the UN’s Climate Summit in 2014.
WBCSD’s Urban Infrastructure Initiative: Strategic Collaboration Between Cities and Business
The WBCSD Urban Infrastructure Initiative (UII), a groundbreaking program to promote strategic collaboration between cities and business to drive sustainable development
No space – no problem. Cities and cyclists can both get excited by this innovative solution
An incredible innovative solution from Japan to ensures that cyclists will always find a secure parking spot while also helping cities remove clutter from their streets.