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December 3, 9:38 AM
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The shift is timely as the signs of a heating world is becoming even more apparent: record-breaking heatwaves in Europe, dangerously warm nights spreading in cities across continents, and millions of people in Asia working and living in conditions no longer fit for human comfort.
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July 18, 3:22 AM
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A casual mention of Kate Raworth’s theory has grown into the basis for decision making in Tomelilla. In 2021 one of the team had been reading an article about the concept of doughnut economics – a circular way of thinking about the way we use resources – and he brought it up. “I just mentioned it casually at a meeting, as a tool to evaluate our new quality of life programme, and it grew from there,” says Stefan Persson, Tomelilla’s organisational development manager.
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June 24, 5:02 AM
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The Finnish city of Turku has set an ambitious goal of achieving climate neutrality by 2029 - six years ahead of Finland’s national target.
To do so, the city is transforming its energy system, promoting clean mobility, and embracing a circular local economy.
Risto Veivo, the City of Turku’s climate director, joins The Jolt to discuss the measures the city is taking to scale back emissions and the benefits they’ve brought.
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March 27, 10:37 AM
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A new study on Sweden’s largest sustainable urban development project finds that individual Nature-based solutions (NbS) have minimal impact on local climate, emphasizing the need for large-scale, interconnected green infrastructure for substantial cooling.
The research, carried out in Stockholm Royal Seaport, utilized a network of wireless sensor stations to monitor real-time temperature variations across different types of NbS: forest parks, green courtyards, rain gardens, green roofs, and lawns.
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February 27, 5:22 AM
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The housing crisis has become a widely discussed problem in the European political debate, but not everyone agrees on its causes and remedies. In the Netherlands, decades of neoliberal policies have created a system that favours homeowners and property investors, penalises tenants, and limits the availability of social housing. Can sharper ideological messaging around the housing crisis help green and progressive forces mobilise majorities? An interview with Cody Hochstenbach, assistant professor in urban geography at the University of Amsterdam.
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February 14, 7:03 AM
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Two towns in Spain are becoming local laboratories for decentralized, citizen-led alternatives to fossil fuel-based energy systems.
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February 11, 5:48 AM
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On the streets of Paris, thousands of trees are being planted, the city’s distinctive grey zinc rooftops are getting a makeover and workers are installing drinking fountains that release a cooling mist.
The changes are all part of the French capital’s “fight against heatwaves”, says First Deputy Mayor Patrick Bloche. “Heat, increasingly, is a problem for Paris.”
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January 8, 6:03 AM
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TRIBUNE. Un collectif de 122 élus lance, dans une tribune au « Monde », un appel à une politique nationale de soutien aux initiatives locales de transition agroécologique et d’alimentation durable.
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April 22, 2024 5:56 AM
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Muksubussi are becoming increasingly popular in Finnish kindergartens as a mode of transportation for nature-based and healthy habit-forming activities.
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February 21, 2024 6:03 AM
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Experts advocate for the increase of green spaces in cities to restore biodiversity and bring health benefits to urban communities In a well-known sa
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September 12, 2023 4:12 AM
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Nature-based solutions (NBS) are essential for carbon-neutral cities, yet how to effectively allocate them remains a question. Carbon neutrality requires city-led climate action plans that incorporate both indirect and direct contributions of NBS. Here we assessed the carbon emissions mitigation potential of NBS in European cities, focusing particularly on commonly overlooked indirect pathways, for example, human behavioural interventions and resource savings.
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August 4, 2023 3:09 AM
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Over the past year and a half we’ve gone on a shared journey to discover how Europe’s cities are evolving to meet the challenges of our rapidly changing world. In our first chapter, focused on the quality of urban life, we went to Rome to explore the turn-of-the-century communities that inspired the modern 15-minute city concept, and to Vienna to learn about the city’s brilliant social housing model.
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April 18, 2023 8:59 AM
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The City Climate Finance Gap Fund, or the Gap Fund, supports cities with early-stage technical assistance for low-carbon, climate-resilient urban development plans and projects. The Gap Fund has so far attracted €80 million in funds, but it aims to raise as much as €100 million and could eventually unlock an estimated €4 billion in investments. In operation since September 2020, the Gap Fund is a global partnership that helps cities in developing countries plan, prioritise and deliver projects focused on climate change mitigation and adaptation. The Gap Fund also promotes climate-smart urban development plans.
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July 24, 9:13 AM
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As global climate change intensifies and energy resources dwindle, residential energy consumption becomes a critical challenge. While progress has been made in understanding urban morphology and climate factors in zero-energy residential block design, comprehensive cross-contextual analysis across diverse cultural, geographical, and climatic regions remains limited. This study examines residential blocks in eight cities—The Hague, Singapore, Tallinn, Berlin, Montreal, Vienna, Vantaa, and Zurich—spanning temperate oceanic, tropical rainforest, and humid continental climates.
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July 10, 11:01 AM
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This article provides a brief description of what complete neighbourhoods are and it analyses the actions taken by the ReGreeneration cities to promote urban proximity, focusing on soft mobility and basic services provision.
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April 24, 6:03 AM
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Under thie G4CE - Guimarães for Circular Economy several projects and research studies have already been developed and implemented, focusing on green waste valorization, bioplastic production, soil remediation, plastics, chewing gum and cigarette butts recovery and valorization, a strategy for PAYT implementation, and projects to promote social circularity.
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March 13, 2:15 AM
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All European cities analysed exhibit drying trends over the past 42 years, the report found.
London, Paris, Berlin, Stockholm and Istanbul could all see more frequent and long-lasting droughts as a result.
Some European cities are facing ‘climate hazard flips’. Barcelona and Madrid are experiencing a particularly strong flip from wet to dry.
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February 26, 5:22 AM
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The local authority in Chalandri called on citizens to join its energy community by investing EUR 2,000 to EUR 3,500 in a solar power unit.
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February 12, 11:28 AM
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We Slow Tech: The exploration of low-tech solutions across Europe by Théobald and Antoine, two students from Mines Paris – PSL. Last February, their project won second place in the “Call for Singular Projects”, organized jointly by the Singular Planet Foundation and PSL University. Thanks to this distinction, they were awarded a grant to finance their trip and receive support in carrying out their project.
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January 8, 6:14 AM
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Riders wait for an approaching Paris Metro train. In Paris, 48% of the city's transit budget is covered by the Versement Mobilité: a tax on employers in close proximity to transit networks with more than 11 employees. Photo: Greg Balfour Evans/Alamy Stock Photo Public transit is not only a vital network connecting people to jobs, services and one…
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September 3, 2024 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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February 21, 2024 10:00 AM
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The world is in a state of pluralistic ignorance, a new international study finds. And dispelling the unfounded pessimism is a key to tackling climate change.
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October 16, 2023 8:59 AM
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Around the world, a time-critical battle is being fought against climate change, and cities must lead the charge. By reducing emissions and exploring carbon removal solutions, they can bring themselves and their national governments closer to their net-zero goals, says George Atalla from EY
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August 4, 2023 3:11 AM
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The beginning of July marked the planet’s hottest week in recorded history, with the average global temperature reaching 17.01 degrees Celsius for the first time.
That kind of extreme heat can create major problems for cities: As urban populations switch on air conditioners and fans to keep cool, power grids can struggle to cope with the massive spikes in demand.
This week we take a closer look at that challenge and how cities are coping with it.
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July 10, 2023 6:05 AM
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The Swedish city of Linköping has created a digital map of all the organizations, activities, facilities and enterprises involved in the sharing economy and is committed to bringing about a more susta..
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