Oslo: Net Zero Future | Oslo has fleets of electric mass public transit throughout the city - electric trams, buses, and ferries - that are powered by electricity from a municipal grid fed almost entirely by renewable energy (RE). Oslo not only sources electricity for public mass transit from RE, but also uses RE sources to provide electricity for every other sector of the city’s economy as well. Norway leads the world in electric vehicle (EV) sales, and the majority of new cars sold are EVs...

Regenerative agriculture creates carbon sinks; turning farms into healthy ecosystems that sequester carbon with plentiful plant life, while also producing crops for food. Land use practices that favor organic plant growth in addition to food crops, polyculture, healthy ecosystems, soil nutrition, cover crops, carbon farming, and low tillage...

Vauban is an exemplary sustainable town and a shining example of the success of renewable energy in a community. Vauban is a zero-emission district in Freiburg, Germany, known for plus-energy buildings. A plus-energy building is an energy efficient building that produces more energy, from renewable energy sources, than it consumes. Most electricity for buildings in Vauban is derived from rooftop solar. Residences in the Sun Ship are all plus-energy buildings with rooftop solar panels. In addition, district heating for Vauban is supplied by a local biomass-fed cogeneration plant...

Eco-friendly Capital | Austin, Texas, is emerging as a leader in renewable energy, community solar, and LEED building efficiency technologies. Austin's local sustainability organizations work to improve the city's carbon footprint and to make strides towards a renewable energy based local economy...

Global EV BOOM Why Is There A Need For EVs Globally?   In its World Energy Outlook, the International Energy Agency identifies pathways for clean energy technological solutions...

Is Chicago a Green City? Chicago might not be widely known as a green city, however, the city has a vast network of sustainable mass public transit options, a Sustainable Action Agenda, a high share of energy-efficient buildings, and is home to a wide range of other green city initiatives...

Climate change is adversely affecting all parts of the earth. There have been dramatic increases in greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) globally since the industrial revolution of the 19th century. The planet warms faster as more GHGs are added to the earth's atmosphere. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, expressing the global scientific consensus, warns that global net human-caused emissions of CO2 need to fall by about 45% from 2010 levels by 2030, reaching 'net zero' around 2050...

CLEAN Energy: NUCLEAR When looking at climate solutions for clean energy generation, it is prudent to look at all clean energy sources. Nuclear power has...

What are future generations of batteries going to be? Next-Generation Li-ion Batteries   Next-gen lithium-ion (li-ion) batteries can charge quickly, are rechargeable, have a higher capacity, and...

Significant amounts of food waste originates from cities. Urbanites can use food waste reduction methods and technologies to maximize food supply, and reduce ecological degradation stemming from waste. City dwellers actually have abundant resources and solutions available to them to save food for future household consumption, gather food for charity, and compost food scraps...