America’s electricity generation is heavily dependent on coal and natural gas, both of which contribute

While solar and wind power are rapidly becoming cost-competitive with fossil fuels in areas with

Life is pretty different now than it was 20 years ago, or even 10 years

America taking the sustainable route is paying off. The Guardian reports that renewable sources have

One of the most common buzzwords in the world of business is efficiency. It’ll drive

Astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson is tired of how people deal with hurricanes and wants scientists

Market forces are giving Americans cheaper, cleaner energy. We would all be best served to

Technology is making the cost of many things trend towards zero. Things we used to

In the last few decades, we have come to realise the potentially devastating impact of

Africa is the world’s fastest-urbanizing continent. But while city life has helped lift millions out

Electricity is very difficult to store. But most consumers use it in a very predictable

If Moore’s law continues, electronic devices will consume more than half the world’s energy budget

Tech capital is first major US city to require all new buildings of 10 storeys

Windy year helps Denmark to produce 42% of its electricity from wind turbines, despite two

Researchers are examining measures to ensure a reliable future power system. Deploying solar power at

From the medieval candle to phosphorescent trees and glow-in-the-dark concrete, Daryl Mersom charts the trajectory

To achieve the kind of environmentally sustainable future we will want our grandchildren to inherit,

Towering 200 metres above the desert, the Atacama 1 will harvest the sun’s energy from

Environmental news, as a rule, doesn’t deal in triumphs. So the sight of leaders holding

The wind speed in this breeziest of cities once hit 154mph just a few miles

“A sustainable Australia is possible – but we have to choose it.” That’s the finding

Chicago’s wastewater authority plans to slash its energy bill by using bacteria to convert sewage

While giant new solar farms located in rural areas and deserts have been grabbing the

We are used to hearing that if everyone lived in the same way as North

If you think about it, human settlements tend to have their own gravitational pull. Like

A sea of glass panels may soon be sprawling across a paddock in Queensland’s Darling

There’s been much discussion lately about the potential of “smart cities” and connecting data to

The government’s draft direction this week to the Clean Energy Finance Corporation to invest in

Instead of tilting at windmills, how about living in one? The Dutch Windwheel is a

The 2015 World Economic Forum in Davos identified water crises – flood, drought, and pollution

An earthquake can have positive side effects. Like in 1994, when, in response to an

YOU LEARN TO put up with a lot when you live in Mexico State. The

Can humans grow enough food, produce enough energy and still preserve some of the last

City living has many upsides, but a sustainable lifestyle is increasingly not among them. Pollution,

Los Angeles is known around the world as the home of Hollywood stars, sunny beaches

Bristol is the ‘green capital’ of Europe, but its predecessor Copenhagen comes top in a

When it comes to cutting carbon, current commercial building standards simply don’t go far enough.

“Rather than looking to turn night into day, we should embrace the darkness.” Today’s 24/7

Six of the ten largest US cities are located in the arid southwest region. Would

Turn on the tap and you’re getting water and energy for the price of one.

Urbanisation makes cities a main focus for environmental policy. Digital technology and innovation will enable

The Danish capital is using a network of LEDs to do everything from direct cyclists

It’s called piezo technology and it enables scientists to tap energy from many sources: roads,

Bio-centres turning human waste into electricity prove that faeces is the ultimate source of renewable