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Google’s Third Decade Of Climate Action: Realizing A Carbon-Free Future
A few years ago flooding devastated Chennai, where I grew up. Seeing the images of the city—which had…
Beyond The Curve: A Visual Journey Into Our Post-Pandemic Future
What changes in the built environment can we make to shape a sustainable post-pandemic future? COVID-19 is reshaping…
How City Streets Are Being Transformed During COVID-19 Lockdown
After COVID-19, some city streets might never revert to how they were before the lockdown. Global-scale lockdowns have…
The World’s 10 Greenest Countries
These countries are ranked the greenest in the world, according to the Good Country Index. Out of 153…
5 Products You Need To Be More Green
While millennials tend to be the generation that’s most conscious when it comes to living the sustainable movement,…
Holistic Businesses – How You Need To Evolve For 2020
There are many ways that you can stand out from your competitors. Nowadays, the best approach is to…
The Six Features Of Sustainability For Every Business
Sustainability does not have to be a terrifying concept. It doesn’t have to be something that is hugely…
5 Lessons On How To Save Our Relationship With Nature In 2020
Our relationship with the natural world is broken. A million species are threatened with extinction. We can fix…
The Squaring Truth About Circular Economies
The concept of a circular economy has been steadily gaining momentum as of recent years. While on the…
A Vision For A Sustainable Battery Value Chain In 2030
The development of the battery value chain is of great interest since it has significant economic value and…
How Smart Cities Can Help Your Business
The world is changing. The place that previous generations grew up in – and even our own –…
Hungry For Data, Starving The World
There are 5.9 million Instagram posts tagged #EcoFriendly. There’s no doubt that people all over the world, online…
How To Make Your Business Fit In With Newer, Smarter Cities
The advent of smart technology saw businesses feeling the pressure to fit in with advances in tech and…
How Can We Design Sustainable Urban Lighting For Our Cities
We might be taking it for granted for now, but the introduction of lighting in our streets is…
How Green Spaces Boost The Workforce’s Efficiency
There is a common perception that green initiatives are bad for business. Typically, going green entails higher costs.…
8 Most Sustainable Countries Around The World
From plastic-filled oceans and climate change to poor healthcare systems and unequal pay, sustainability is a main focus…
Designing For Future Ready Cities
Engineering has always been about building for what lies ahead, creating lasting legacies in the form of extraordinary…
Top 10 Emerging Technologies Of 2019
The World Economic Forum (WEF) recently released a report detailing the ten “world-changing technologies that are poised to…
How Will We Travel The World In 2050?
If the aviation industry was a country, it would rank among the world’s top ten emitters of carbon…
Cut Down On Plastic Use With These Reusable Accessories
The world is already drowning plastic and we have a grave problem when it comes to dealing with…
Smashing The Urban Myths: How Clean Energy Builds New Cities
Our cities are hotbeds of inspiration, connection and breathtakingly brilliant ideas. They have given us so much –…
Going Green Is All About What You Gain, Not What You Give Up
According to The New Republic magazine in June this year: ‘You will have to make sacrifices to save…
Plastic Bans Won’t Put An End To Plastic Pollution — Here’s Why
At the beginning of 2019, around 112 countries, states and cities worldwide imposed bans on single-use plastics including…
6 Ways Businesses Can Protect The Environment
Every business owner understands their organization has a responsibility to care for planet Earth, but many are unfortunately…
Are Shared E-Scooters Good For The Planet? Only If They Replace Car Trips
Shared dockless electric scooters, or e-scooters, transport riders over short distances in cities. Ride share companies promote them…
America’s Shift From Coal To Renewable Energy
America taking the sustainable route is paying off. The Guardian reports that renewable sources have surpassed coal in…
New Wave Of Smart Cities Has Arrived – And They’re Nothing Like Science Fiction
An abandoned mine shaft beneath the town of Mansfield, England is an unlikely place to shape the future…
Why Central Banks Need To Take Human Rights More Seriously
Many central banks are rethinking their approach to the environmental and social impact of their operations. This is…
Carbon-Neutral Fuel Made From Sunlight And Air
ETH Zurich researchers made something that could reshape aviation and marine transport — they developed a fuel which…
7 Small Steps You Can Do To Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
Climate change requires drastic steps and complex solutions to be fully controlled. However, you don’t have to do…
How Japan’s Renewables-Powered Olympics Could Kick Off A Global Race For Clean Energy
Japan is aiming to host the first Olympic Games powered solely by renewable sources. If successful, this could…
Cities Are Growing Insanely Fast: How Can We Prepare
The world is going urban. More than half (55 per cent) of the global population are city dwellers.…
JingDong is a True Leader in Sustainability
Over the past decade, the infrastructure of retail has entirely changed as a result of advances in technology.…
A Healthy Economy Should Be Designed To Thrive Not Grow
What would a sustainable, universally beneficial economy look like? “Like a doughnut,” says Oxford economist Kate Raworth. In…
These Are The 8 Major Forces Shaping The Future Of The Global Economy
The world is changing faster than ever before. With billions of people hyper-connected to each other in an…
Why The Actions Of Cities — Not Nations — Will Be The Key To Our Survival On Earth
While some world leaders resist global cooperation, city leaders are working across borders to tackle big issues like…
Yes, Humans Are Depleting Earth’s Resources, But ‘Footprint’ Estimates Don’t Tell The Full Story
Experts widely agree that human activities are harming the global environment. Since the Industrial Revolution, the world economy…
The Secret Solution To Urban Heat As Taught By Termites
How do you cool a building without air conditioning? In nature, termites build skyscraper-like mounds that are ventilated…
Trees Help Cities Save Money – Here’s How
Megacities are on the rise. There are currently 47 such areas around the globe, each housing more than…
Going Green Shouldn’t Be This Hard
Climate change is a massive problem. But can individual habit changes actually make an impact? This feature…
Empty Half The Earth Of Its Humans. It’s The Only Way To Save The Planet
There are now twice as many people as 50 years ago. But, as EO Wilson has argued, they…
The Best Countries To Escape The Worst Effects Of Climate Change
Using research from the University of Notre Dame, Eco Experts created a map ranking the countries that would…
7 Principles For Building Better Cities
More than half of the world’s population already lives in cities, and another 2.5 billion people are projected…
Overcoming Online Retail Delivery Congestion
Online retail continues to grow, and office deliveries are understandably popular with city workers as a convenient way…
How Materials Science Will Determine the Future of Human Civilization
If Moore’s law continues, electronic devices will consume more than half the world’s energy budget within 20 years.…
Smart And Green Real Estate Makes Money Sense, Really
Improved light, ventilation and heat control can boost workers’ productivity by thousands of dollars a year and reduce…
As Trump Dumps Paris Accord, U.S Cities Must Now Take Its Own Lead
Build dense. Build near transit. Rinse and repeat. President Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris climate…
Urban Organicity, The Benefits Without The Maladies?
Cities – we are repeatedly told – are the future. Governments and global corporations seek to increase productivity…
The World’s Greenest City Out Of Dreams, Oil, Pearls, And Sand.
A decade ago Dubai had one of the largest ecological footprints of any city in the world. By…
Even The Ancients Cared About Heritage Buildings Before Reinventing Them
In any debate on new construction in our urban centres you are likely to hear phrases like sustainable…