Clean Cities
The tech that’s turning streetlights into EV charging stations
About a third of New York City’s greenhouse gas emissions come from transportation, and private vehicles account for about 90% of that. So when New York City launched its inaugural Climate Action Challenge in 2017, it focused on solutions to
At a French theme park crows spearhead litter collection
Picking up discarded cigarette butts and other bits of trash in a public park can be a bit of a Sisyphean task, as anyone ever entrusted with the chore can tell you. The management of a French theme park has
Surprise: trees grow faster in urban than rural areas
Here is a trick question: Does a tree tend to grow better in an urban setting or in a more natural environment? Many of us might wager on the latter, thinking that trees must thrive better in their original natural
Walking around Paris or Prague is like smoking cigarettes
When we think of excessive urban air pollution, we tend to think of cities in Asia. Mumbai. New Delhi. Beijing. Yet for many people living in Europe, unhealthy levels of air pollution are much closer to home than they may
Carbon Neutral by 2035: it may be possible for Helsinki
Carbon neutrality has been on the agenda of urban decision makers for more than a decade. Yet, only recently has it started to emerge as a realistic strategic goal for several towns and cities. Helsinki is one of those forerunners.
Air pollution can alter the anatomy of your heart
You hardly need to be a physician to suspect that air pollution can’t be good for your health. Yet many of us tend to underestimate the potentially harmful consequences of being exposed to air pollution, which has been linked with