Cities
Innovative urban responses to the challenge of climate and energy change
15 min.
18/April/2019World watches as California goes for net zero buildings
California’s policies on the decarbonisation of buildings can become a model of what works in a thriving economy and what measures should be adopted more broadly in the US and beyond8 min.
21/January/2019Mission possible: Leuven’s strategy for carbon neutrality
Cooperation and social justice are at the heart of plans by the historic university city of Leuven, Belgium to become carbon neutral, as is the radical idea of giving owners no choice but to energy-renovate their homes8-9 min.
02/November/2018Lessons from an island go around the world
After achieving its own clean energy transition, the Danish island of Samsø is now advising towns and regions worldwide how to follow in its footsteps, and sees its next role as a test ground for innovative energy solutions4-5 min.
10/October/2018Driving the transition
Ensuring land use planning and transport policies are on the same page is vital if Auckland, New Zealand is to reduce emissions and meet its low carbon goals7-8 min.
14/September/2018Tübingen gives rooftop solar an extra nudge
Despite the massive amount of solar power output in Europe this summer and the technology’s falling prices, building owners are still reluctant to put panels on their roofs. Tübingen, Germany is introducing legislation to force change4-5 min.
18/June/2018
