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Video: The protected bike lane
The introduction of more protected bike lanes, in spaces that were previously dedicated to car parking, has made many people lose their fear of getting around New York on two wheels. The number of habitual cyclists has tripled in ten years, and the city has benefited in terms of economy, mobility and safety, thanks to…
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Zarautz, a plastic-free city
Zarautz, a reference town on the coast of Gipuzkoa, wants to become the first municipality in the State to banish plastic bags. Taking advantage of the European directive 2015/720 that has prohibited the distribution free of plastic bags before eradicating them in 2021, the Zarauztarra city council proposed to get ahead and go further of…
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Video: The resilient nature
The BBC shows us how quickly trees have once again taken over space in a ghost Soviet mining town in Abkhazia -between Georgia and Russia-, which had 5,000 inhabitants in the 1970s.
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Norway breathes easier thanks to the electric car
Bergen, Norway’s second largest city, has the best air quality in the last 15 years. Levels of the deadly nitrogen dioxide (NO2) – attributable to motorized traffic and heaters – have fallen to pre-1990 levels, according to data from Elbil collected by Clean Technica. The secret? Strong incentives to purchase electric cars and other zero-emission…
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L’Abattoir, an example of circular economy in the city
L’Abbatoir in Brussels, one of the largest urban markets in Europe, has become a source of income for people at risk of exclusion, while producing fruit and vegetables in an innovative and sustainable way on its rooftop, using techniques circular economy such as aquaponics. Euroefe and Euractiv have put their magnifying glass on this project…
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Video: When nature inspires the city
The presence of nature and biodiversity in urban areas improves the quality of life of citizens. This video produced by Natureparif, the Paris region’s biodiversity agency, lists the many reasons why biodiversity should be considered as a key concept in the development of the city.
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Do we know how polluting what we eat?
The Danish Ministry of the Environment has proposed including information on the environmental impact on food labels, along with nutritional values, according to the magazine Time. The objective is that individual consumers can evaluate and know how to contribute to solving the problem of climate change with their purchasing decisions. The labeling plan, which will…
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Video: Aquaponics, dual-use water
The recovery of an ancient Mexican agricultural technique promises to make food production more sustainable and reduce the water footprint of cities. The call aquaponics allows fish to be raised at the same time as vegetables for human consumption.
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France wants to look like the Netherlands
The French government has set itself the goal of tripling the use of bicycles in daily transport to 9% before 2024, and to this end it will invest 350 million euros in a plan that includes the construction and improvement of cycle paths, the creation of bike racks and anti-theft measures, tax incentives for those…
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Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2018
The World Economic Forum convenes each year a panel of experts and scientists to select a shortlist of ten emerging technologies for their potential to improve lives, transform industries, and safeguard the planet. In this 2018, the list stands out for a significant weight of advances related to health. The 10 technologies chosen in 2018…