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- Weatherwatch: Cardiff taps into its subterranean heat Wed, 4 Aug 21, 3:00pmPioneering scheme in Welsh capital uses groundwater boreholes to take advantage of urban warmth
- ‘We have to pay the price’: Oslo’s plan to turn oil wealth into climate leadership Wed, 28 Jul 21, 6:00pmThe mayor of the Norwegian capital argues that the ‘moral’ duty to cut emissions from burning waste can be met by carbon capture
- Best US cities for vegans and vegetarians for World Vegetarian Day Wed, 2 Oct 19, 2:30amVegetarians and vegans frequently discuss the best cities to live in or visit, because it's easier to enjoy a place when there are restaurants and activities that match your preferences...
- Weatherwatch: glass skyscrapers are worst energy offenders Tue, 1 Oct 19, 6:30amBig windows and high air-conditioning needs mean radical new approaches are needed
- How you and your government can tackle air pollution Fri, 17 May 19, 6:46pmFrom walking more to reducing waste, here’s what you can do to make a difference
- Innovations in inclusive housing Tue, 14 May 19, 6:24amA look at hundreds of startups rebuilding affordable housing from the ground up.
- Nuclear wasteland: inside Chernobyl's exclusion zone – in pictures Wed, 10 Apr 19, 4:00pmThe Chernobyl disaster in 1986 forced the evacuation of nearby Pripyat, home to 45,000 people. David McMillan has journeyed there 21 times since to record abandoned homes and buildings as they are reclaimed by nature
- Climate twins: which city will your city feel like in 2080? Tue, 19 Feb 19, 9:30amThe phrase "global warming" gets tossed around a lot, but do we really understand what it means and how it will feel? In the groundbreaking Paris Agreement, 195 countries agreed to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius...
- How issues of microtransit, congestion and parking are closing in on cities Mon, 12 Nov 18, 3:10amEarlier this week in a new experimental newsletter I’ve been helping Danny Crichton on, we briefly discussed transit pundit Jarrett Walker’s article in The Atlantic arguing against the view that ridesharing and microtransit...
- We must reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero or face more floods | Nicholas Stern Mon, 8 Oct 18, 12:00pmThe world heating up by even 1.5C would have a brutal impact on future generations
- Picnics on the motorway: the first car-free Sundays – in pictures Fri, 21 Sep 18, 8:07pmFor three months from November 1973, the Dutch government banned cars on Sundays to curb oil consumption during the Opec energy crisis. City residents enjoyed picnics on empty motorways and got around on foot, by bike ......
- Cities around the world lay the groundwork for a zero-waste future Wed, 19 Sep 18, 2:30amCities around the world are pledging to reduce waste over the next 12 years in an effort to curb global warming and eventually become zero-waste cities...
- As New York and London mayors, we call on all cities to divest from fossil fuels | Bill de Blasio and Sadiq Khan Mon, 10 Sep 18, 3:00pmTogether, the world’s urban centres can send a message to the fossil fuel industry: join us in tackling climate change• Bill de Blasio is mayor of New York City and Sadiq Khan is mayor of LondonThis summer it seemed as...
- Stop climate change, don’t ‘adapt’ to it | Letters: Wed, 15 Aug 18, 3:04amJudy Hindley says we must increase the price of fossil fuels, and Iain Climie raises the issue of climate change refugeesWhile I appreciate your work in keeping the spotlight on the global heatwave (World on fire: the rise...
- 'The US government has checked out on renewables': can cities fill the gap? Tue, 24 Jul 18, 9:00pmBurlington, the first US city to run entirely on clean power, is inspiring other cities to make progress on climate change