Kategorie: Cities
Cities Climate Extreme Heat news Solutions
The surprisingly simple way cities could save people from extreme heat
Cool roofs reflect sunlight and reduce the 'urban heat island' effect. Quelle: https://grist.org/cities/solutions-cities-extreme-heat-heat-island-roofs/...
Cities Climate Extreme Heat Solutions
Cities Food and Agriculture International news Solutions
When is it safe to burn fields? In Thailand, farmers can turn to a new app to check.
Researchers at Chiang Mai University developed a system that aims to reduce deadly smog from agricultural burning, while shifting the…
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‘Sip, return, repeat’: How this California city is trying to normalize reusable cups
Restaurants in Petaluma are collaborating on a novel experiment to reduce plastic waste. Quelle: https://grist.org/solutions/sip-return-repeat-california-petaluma-reusable-cups-nextgen-closed-loop-partners/...
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Accountability Cities Extreme Heat news
How to survive a heat wave on a fixed income
As a scorching summer kicks off, New York City’s cooling centers aren’t up to the task. Mone Choy is 68…
Accountability Cities Extreme Heat
Cities Drought International news Politics
Can Claudia Sheinbaum solve Mexico’s water crisis?
The country’s incoming president made water her “main concern” when she was mayor of Mexico City. Claudia Sheinbaum, a former…
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Accountability Buildings Cities Energy Extreme Heat Housing news
Chicago teachers demand climate solutions in their next contract
"That contract means nothing if our Earth is on fire." Solar panels. Heat Pumps. Electric buses. Those are just three…
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Arts & Culture Cities Justice news
What is LaToya Ruby Frazier trying to show us?
The photographer’s fight against environmental injustice and historical erasure, one frame at a time. In the winter of 2010, the…
Arts & Culture Cities Justice
Cities news Regulation Transportation
Caving on climate: Kathy Hochul axes congestion pricing in New York
The state’s Democratic governor is sacrificing a landmark climate policy to score political points. Quelle: https://grist.org/transportation/kathy-hochul-congestion-pricing-new-york/...
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