Cities
Innovative urban responses to the challenge of climate and energy change
4-5 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/2018Positive thinking
Vejle, one of Denmark’s largest towns, has decided to work with, rather than against, the water that surrounds it and the increased threat of flooding from climate change through projects focused on environmental and social goals6-7 min.
11/April/2018Europe heads for low carbon heating the Danish way
District heating, where heat from a central generator is distributed underground to warm a network of homes or businesses, is commonplace in Denmark and other Nordic and Baltic countries, but, until now, it has remained a rarity elsewhere in Europe4-5 min.
04/April/2018Electric avenue
Despite an increase in sales in recent years, electric cars remain a novelty in many countries. One street in Norway, however, is miles ahead. Out of the 150 families living on Søndre Vei, a street outside Oslo, nearly 90% of them drive electric cars.1-2 min.
14/November/2017
