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October 14, 10:11 AM
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The green energy revolution is sweeping across Europe mostly powered by the now-ubiquitous technological advancements of solar panels and wind turbines. It has become notable, however, that of these two technologies only solar panels have been deemed suitable and flexible for installation both in the countryside and in cities.
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October 3, 10:09 AM
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The study also found that solar panels could reduce temperatures while generating energy. Painting London’s roofs white could have saved hundreds of lives during 2018’s record-breakingly hot summer, a new study has found. The average temperature from June through August that year was 19.2C - around 1.6C higher than usual for that time of year.
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October 1, 7:58 AM
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In the Rodrigo Bueno neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, new residential buildings are juxtaposed against older, self-built homes. By focusing on housing integration, urban connectivity and increasing socio-economic opportunities, upgrades to the neighborhood’s built environment increased energy efficiency and climate resilience while simultaneously increasing access and quality of life for residents. Photo: WRI The built…
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September 26, 9:39 AM
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A new transport plan in the Irish capital aims to cut car traffic by 40%. The move is part of a broader effort to make city living more pleasant by reallocating space to walking, cycling and public transport. Felijn Jose, a Green Party councillor in Dublin, joins The Urban Report to discuss the past, present and future of the city’s sustainable urban mobility
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September 18, 1:34 AM
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The Mayor of London has proposed closing Oxford Street off to traffic in a bid to boost the capital’s prime shopping destination, despite a previous failed attempt and likely opposition.
The new Labour government has backed Sadiq Khan’s plan to pedestrianize Oxford Street — one of the busiest shopping streets in London, according to a statement from his office Tuesday.
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September 16, 2:53 AM
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European cities’ commitments to achieving climate neutrality even ahead of the overall EU horizon of 2050 is truly inspiring, but as time progresses it occasionally comes to light that the reality proves tougher than well-meaning objectives.
That’s why the Austrian capital, Vienna, has decided to add an extra layer of commitment by making its climate-neutrality goal a legal mandate with the recent adoption of the Vienna Climate Act.
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September 11, 8:05 AM
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People against destroying our planetary home often favor “No Growth”—“steady as she goes”—or even the rhetorically catchier “DeGrowth”—“shrink baby shrink.” Their pro-growth opponents sometimes say, “grow baby grow,” or more pointedly, “drill baby drill.” But if you asked me, “where do you stand vis a vis growth? Give yourself a really short label that includes the word growth
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September 3, 10:59 AM
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In an article on The Conversation website, Brian Stone Jr., Professor of Environmental Planning, Georgia Institute of Technology explains the importance of taking measures to counter extreme heat in cities. Ancient Rome had ways to counter the urban heat island effect – how history’s lessons apply to cities today As intense heat breaks records…
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September 3, 9:14 AM
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Degrowth is about building societies in which everyone is rich – without much material. It is a desirable project to strive for.
For critics, degrowth is not very appealing. According to them, it means impoverishment, restraint, scarcity, austerity or recession. It is seen as a project to reduce the overall prosperity of individuals and societies.
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September 2, 9:21 AM
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Humanity’s transition from relying overwhelmingly on fossil fuels to instead using alternative low-carbon energy sources is sometimes said to be unstoppable and exponential. A boosterish attitude on the part of many renewable energy advocates is understandable: overcoming people’s climate despair and sowing confidence could help muster the needed groundswell of motivation to end our collective fossil fuel dependency. But occasionally a reality check is in order.
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August 20, 10:07 AM
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Sustainable food and short circuits are part of the priorities of the City of Liège for several years.
The URBACT BioCanteens Transfer Network #2 project highlights existing and complementary actions related to the theme, such as the local producers' market (Marché Court-Circuit), the CREaFARM food production relocation programme, the ongoing creation of a logistics hub in Droixhe to centralise the distribution and transformation of local products, and the implementation of sustainable canteens in kindergardens and primary public schools in collaboration with ISOSL, the inter-municipal company that produces school meals.
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August 20, 8:26 AM
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The Viennese main energy supply company, Wien Energie, is demonstrating a new invention – street furniture cooled down through the use of the city’s district cooling system.
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August 20, 7:30 AM
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How public-common partnerships can unlock community energy democracy
The UK Labour Party’s overlooked Local Power Plan could be an ambitious force ushering in a new generation of renewable energy by handing power to the people. Although the possibilities for local energy democracy abound, public detail on the plan is scant.
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October 3, 10:11 AM
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The country’s final coal-fired power station was desynced from the grid on 30 September, bringing an end to 142 years of burning coal for electricity.
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October 3, 9:57 AM
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Construction, use and demolition of buildings causes major environment and climate pressures but smart renovations that focus on efficient use of energy and resources can help Europe increase the sustainability of its housing sector, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) report published this week. Renovations, sustainable building materials can boost Europe’s green transition…
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September 26, 9:53 AM
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Literature reviews are usually quite uncontroversial. But this is not the case of “Reviewing studies of degrowth: Are claims matched by data, methods and policy analysis?”, a recent paper by Ivan Savin and Jeroen van den Bergh, two economists at the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
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September 18, 5:18 AM
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Le Grand Poitiers a phosphoré sur des solutions de sobriété foncière dans quatre sites pionniers. Il faut maintenant adapter le plan local d’urbanisme intercommunal pour rendre ces solution
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September 17, 6:10 AM
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The Hague has become the first city in the world to pass a law banning advertisements promoting fossil fuel products and climate-busting services.
Legislation passed on Thursday spells the end of publicly and privately funded advertising for petrol and diesel, aviation and cruise ships in the streets of the Dutch city, including on billboards and bus shelters. It takes effect from the start of next year.
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September 11, 8:42 AM
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Ursula von der Leyen is about to hand out key jobs in her team. Here are POLITICO’s predictions for the next Commission.
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September 3, 11:19 AM
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How does a municipality regain control of its land? Many local politicians struggle with this question. In the Netherlands, where there has been a spiralling housing crisis over the past decades, two aldermen have been trying to address the issue through active land policies and expanding municipal land ownership. An interview with Martijn Balster of The Hague and Rik Thijs of Eindhoven.
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September 3, 9:17 AM
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This is Part 1 of a two-parter, about how the housing crisis causes debt-bondage and wage-slavery, and how the housing Commons can release people from debt and give them freedom to do what they know needs to be done.
In Stroud Commons, we’re looking to find ways to speed up the building of the commons – especially the housing commons, which we were talking about in terms of ‘the rock on which the commons can be built’ before we’d even formed the core group in Stroud.
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September 3, 8:57 AM
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The Cool Heating Coalition has started to bring the message on a sectoral approach for heating and cooling decarbonisation to the European Commission as it prepares for the 2024-2029 legislative cycle. In July, we sent a letter to President von der Leyen emphasising that decarbonised and renewable heating and cooling must be made a key objective when setting our 2040 climate target, one of the first major decisions that the new Commission will have to take. The political will is growing: 15 Member States asked the same of the Commission earlier this year.
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August 22, 8:52 AM
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A surprisingly consistent policy landscape around district heating and cooling in the UK has resulted in green shoots of a growing sector. However, the pace of growth remains slow as the UK’s heating sector remains stubbornly stuck to gas boilers
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August 20, 9:59 AM
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Natural principles are a core part of regenerative practices. They are seen in permaculture, biomimicry, biophilic design, systems-thinking, regenerative leadership, regenerative economics, ancient and indigenous wisdom.
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August 20, 8:04 AM
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The small Dutch island of Ameland, located in the Wadden Sea will be the site of the first electricity generated by the power of sea tides in the country. The project, which seeks to test a new technology called TidalKite will add a new dimension to the concept of renewable energy sources.
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