Tag: Sustainability
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Trade Shows Uncertain Times
Expecting a dark winter, conferences are being canceled worldwide, putting millions of jobs at risk.
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Edinburgh Residents Share Over 4,000 Mobility Suggestions
Edinburgh residents have made more than 4100 suggestions for creating more space to walk, cycle and wheel during the ongoing crisis.
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The UK moves to cycling as people ditch transit
During pandemic, using bicycles to commute is a way to avoid busses, metros and keep fit in lockdown.
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When People Are Forced to Become Heroes
The idea of the hero stems from antiquity, heroes protect the rest of us from danger and allow us to continue living our comfortable lives. But, what happens when one is thrown into heroism without being asked?
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Tel Aviv Foundation CEO shares her view of what makes a Smart City
Tel Aviv, one of the early recipients of the Smart City Award, has expanded its leadership with the introduction of new tools, such as the new “City Coin” In 2014, Tel Aviv was awarded with the Smart City prize at the Smart City Expo World Congress. Since then, the city has expanded its leadership in […]
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If You Are Rich You Can Pollute
Sweeping government measures intended to protect the environment often put an economic strain on the poor. When I moved to Latvia in 2008, one of my first memories was going to a local supermarket and noticing people leaving the store carrying groceries in their hands. One carrying an apple, another with a carton of kefir […]
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Balearic government leans towards electric, as rental cars overrun islands
The government of the Balearic Islands drafts new law that requires rental car companies to phase out fossil fuel vehicles and to switch to a 100% electric fleet by 2030. The new law, when enacted, will require rental car companies to increase the share of electric cars in their fleet by 10 percent a year starting […]
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NYC Solar Power Capacity Surpasses 100 Megawatts
Citywide solar capacity quadruples under Mayor de Blasio, supporting more than 2,700 jobs The City’s municipal solar portfolio alone is set to triple in size to nearly 25 MW with a new power purchase agreement to provide 88 sites, including 66 New York City schools, with solar panels, bringing the total to over 100 solar schools […]
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How the Internet of Things Enables the Circular Economy
Ellen MacArthur,founder of Ellen MacArthur Foundation, and a global expert on circular economy,gave a keynote during the first European Circular Economy Summit, held in Barcelona together with the Smart City Expo World Congress. After describing her experience as a sailor, and how going solo around the world taught her about finite resources, she gave a […]