Vegetarians 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...
Big windows and high air-conditioning needs mean radical new approaches are needed
From walking more to reducing waste, here’s what you can do to make a difference
A look at hundreds of startups rebuilding affordable housing from the ground up.
The 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
The 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...
Earlier 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...
The world heating up by even 1.5C would have a brutal impact on future generations
For 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 are pledging to reduce waste over the next 12 years in an effort to curb global warming and eventually become zero-waste cities...
Together, 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...
Judy 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...
Burlington, the first US city to run entirely on clean power, is inspiring other cities to make progress on climate change
If you live in a city, riding a bike can be a great option to get you where you need to go. More and more people are opting for bicycles instead of cars, but most American cities are lagging behind when it comes to offering...
The elevated summer temperatures in California are causing decreased levels of the low-atmosphere clouds that were once common throughout the southern coastal regions of the state...
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