12 Ways You Can Help the Environment

Lower your carbon footprint, save energy, and help the environment. By doing just a few things differently every day,...

10 Ways to Reduce Food Waste

by Jane Marsh | Significant amounts of food waste originate from cities. Urbanites can use food waste reduction methods...

Modern Sustainable Waste Management Technologies

5 Ways for SMART Cities to Implement Sustainable Waste Management | by Jane Marsh | Cities are implementing zero-waste...

Regenerative Agriculture

Regenerative agriculture is land use dedicated to diverse food crops, healthy ecosystems, soil nutrition, biodiversity,...

Oslo, Norway – Eco-friendly City

Oslo: Net Zero Future | Oslo has fleets of clean mass public transit - trams, electric buses and ferries - powered...

10 Ways Smart Cities Improve Worker Safety

10 IoT Technologies for Sustainable Smart Cities | by Jane Marsh | As the conversation around greenhouse gas...

5 categories of change in climate

Climate change is adversely affecting all parts of the earth. There have been dramatic increases in greenhouse gas emissions...

Profiles in Sustainable Cities – San Diego, California

Sustainable cities, like San Diego, have eco-city designs that prioritize consideration of social, economic, and environmental...

Climate Solution- Sustainable Ag.

Benefits of Sustainable Agriculture | Sustainable agriculture turns farms into thriving ecological lands that produce...

Austin, Texas: a sustainable city

Eco-friendly Capital | Austin is emerging as a leader in renewable energy, community solar, and LEED building efficiency...

Sustainable city: CHICAGO

Chicago might not be widely known as a green city, however, the city has a Sustainable Action Agenda, a vast network...

Vauban in Freiburg, Germany

Vauban is an exemplary sustainable town and a zero-emission district. Most energy for buildings is from rooftop solar...

Offshore wind farms in the United States | Block Island leads the way

First of many US offshore wind farms | The United States' 1st operational offshore wind farm is the Block Island...

Clean Energy Jobs are UP, and RE cost is down

Clean Energy JOBS The future of employment in the energy sector is in clean energy, energy efficiency, and renewable...

Kamuthi Solar Project, Bhadla Solar Park; and the largest solar PV farms in India, China, and other countries

Featuring over 2.5 million individual solar PV modules, and on 2,500 acres, in the town of Kamuthi in the Ramanathapuram...

Using Technology to Provide Clean Water to Cities

How Technology Can Help Cities Avoid Another Flint Water Crisis | Article by Jane Marsh | The green movement is influencing...

How Safe & Clean is Nuclear ☢️ Energy?

When looking at climate solutions for clean energy generation, it is prudent to look at all clean energy sources. Nuclear...

Microgrids spread across Africa

Developing Microgrids | As African nations push for rural electrification, many look to microgrids as a sustainable...

The future generation of batteries

Advanced li-ion batteries | Next-generation lithium-ion (li-ion) batteries are being developed, and varieties are...

Clean Hydrogen Power

Hydrogen and the Clean Energy Transition | Hydrogen created with clean energy is one of the most promising emerging...

Nuclear – necessary energy

Both nuclear and renewable energy are needed in the global energy mix to help fight climate change. In order to cut...

COP21 – good news for the planet

NDCs and Net Zero Pledges | At COP21, commonly referred to as the Paris Climate Accord, nations sent representatives...

Plan for Smart Meter Deployment in all 50 States

Modern SMART Meters | Many buildings in America today still rely on inefficient energy infrastructure, such as older...

Recycling – how we are doing as a global community; waste-to-energy

Effective waste management strategies for cities include citywide recycling programs, circular economy strategies, as...

Permanent ban on new coal mines and other sustainability priorities

Strategies for mitigating climate change | What are the best strategies for mitigating global warming? How is the...

10 Sustainable Technologies Improving Air Quality in Cities

GREEN Tech for Healthy Air | Article by Jane Marsh | Cities are the heart of every global region. They are headquarters...

Shortfall in International GHG Reduction Pledges

Is the World Going to Meet its Climate Targets? There is a substantial shortfall between GHG emission reduction pledges...

The Global Fight Against Climate Change; NDCs and Net Zero Targets Worldwide

Nationally Determined Contributions | As part of the ongoing global battle against climate change, almost 200 countries...

Breakthroughs in Solar Photovoltaic (PV) and Solar Thermal Technology

Solar - the most abundant renewable energy on the planet | Recently there have been dramatic breakthroughs in solar...

Renewable Energy – Breakthroughs in Wind Energy

Onshore Wind Farms - Cheap and Clean Energy | Onshore wind farms now provide the least expensive form of energy, renewable...

Economy vs. the Environment

Economic growth does not have to come at the expense of the environment. Sustainable technologies (such as renewable...

Desalination- Clean Water for a Thirsty World

The two desalination plants featured below; one in Carlsbad (San Diego county, California - featured photo), and one...

10 Countries Promoting the use of EVs

Why Is There A Need For EVs Globally? In its World Energy Outlook, the International Energy Agency identifies pathways...

Smart City Energy Infrastructure

Updating Infrastructure for Developing Renewable Energy in Cities | People-centered smart cities are cropping up worldwide....

EVs to be the main car on the world’s roads

EV mandates In the near future, there will be laws implemented mandating sales of electric vehicles (EVs), and the phase-out...

The Role of E-mobility Trends in Decarbonizing Transport

Decarbonizing the Transportation Sector with E-mobility | It's no secret that transportation is a major source of...

Putting a Price on Carbon

Carbon Markets | Carbon cap and trade systems are regulatory policies in which countries, provinces, states, and even...

Reforestation

Deforestation and solutions; including reforestation | Deforestation of our planet, for centuries, has led to issues...

The UNFCCC

UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) – Conference of the Parties | World leaders, dignitaries,...

Carbon tax – a levy on pollution whose time has come

Defining effective carbon taxes | A carbon tax is a levy in countries and regions on: fossil fuel power plants, oil...

Improving energy efficiency

Energy Efficiency Foundations for Green Building: Energy Star, LED and CFL Lights, LEED technologies When it comes to...

Decoupling and Divestment to Reach Sustainability

Economic Growth Without Environmental Impact Decoupling in eco-environmental terms can be defined as economic growth...

Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System (ISEGS)

Ivanpah Solar Electrical Generating System (ISEGS) ISEGS covers 3,500 acres, with three separate concentrated solar...

Car-sharing and Ride-hailing

Sustainable Commuting | Many ride-sharing fleets are converting to electric cars. Car-sharing (a.k.a. ride-sharing)...

California – Current Progress of a Climate Champion

Learning From California's Struggle to Balance Decarbonization With Energy Resilience | Since California passed the...

A Close Look at San Diego’s HERO Program

San Diego, Green Buildings, HERO Program | The importance of green energy for use in homes and businesses is becoming...

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