climate

Non-motorized transportation is surely one of the best alternatives to improve our deteriorating state of climate. Using it instead of our gas powered cars does not only save us some money but also improve our health and lifestyle as a whole.[read more]

Brett PhillipsDirector of Sustainability, Unico PropertiesBoard Chairman, Seattle 2030 DistrictBrian GellerExecutive DirectorSeattle 2030 DistrictThe green building movement has made great strides in recent years, but it’s not enough. In order to put up a good fight against ever-increasing environmental and economic pressures, we need a...[read more]

If bicycling is as popular in the European Union as it is in Denmark, this would result in upto a 26 percent decrease in GHG emissions for the transportation sector. Photo by Will Vanlue.The climate change policy talks in Durban finally wrapped up and participating nations agreed to pursue a new course of action in the global fight...[read more]

This week, the Web offered up exquisite visualizations of weather and climate in cities, for those of us snooping from afar in our "technoverses." Two gems that came my way, thanks to a few friends, were:Edlundart's Weather Wheel A few words from the visual artist:"Some interesting things you might notice: Chicago is indeed a "...[read more]

Eighty per cent of the UK’s current building stock will still be standing in 2050. So if we are to meet our climate targets, we can’t just focus on designing shiny new zero-carbon developments. We need to do much more to make our existing homes, hospitals and offices fit for purpose in a low energy, low waste world.[read more]

Credit: XEROMAX © Future Cities Lab (Johnson/Gattegno)It’s a sunny day as I step into the offices of the Future Cities Lab, and the Bay is visible from the windows. For Nataly Gattengo, co-founder of the experimental design and research office, it’s an appropriate view. A native of the seaside city of Athens, Greece, the relationship...[read more]

Via Good, Physorg reports on a recent paper: City dwellers produce as much CO2 as countryside people do: study:"Most previous studies have indicated that people in cities have a smaller carbon footprint than people who live in the country. By using more complex methods of analysis than in the past, scientists at Aalto University in...[read more]

Transmilenio buses ready to meet peak traffic demand, Bogotá, Colombia. Photo by Gerardo Arévalo Tamayo. A message from Manish Bapna of the World Resources Institute. Originally posted on WRI.org. When it comes to changing the way we use energy, cities are at the center of the action. On June 2nd, I had the pleasure of speaking at the...[read more]

So, Waxman-Markey drops today and Greenpeace is ready: Despite the best efforts of Chairman Waxman, this bill has been seriously undermined by the lobbying of industries more concerned with profits than the plight of our planet. While science clearly tells us that only dramatic action can prevent global warming and its catastrophic...[read more]