How to insulate your home and cut costs with rockwool
A natural solution that allows sound and energy insulation in buildings as well as the reduction of energy consumption and emissions.
P’tit Vélib, Paris’ bike-sharing programme for children
Thanks to the success of Vélib, Paris now offers a bike-sharing programme even to children in order to bring families together in the name of beautiful rides through green spaces.
Gardens protect cities from flooding, storms and climate change
Water management is a major challenge for cities. Green infrastructure such as rain gardens can improve the management of the quantity and quality of city stormwater.
Seville, southern Europe’s queen of bicycles
Now it’s possible to pass through the streets of the Spanish city by bike, thanks to new cycling lanes, signage, bike sharing and safer bike stops.
Bibliobicicleta, San Francisco’s travelling trade library
The Bibliobicicleta project was realised by Alicia Tapia through crowdfunding. San Francisco citizens can borrow books or donate them.
Bologna, what to do in 36 hours according to The New York Times
A New York Times journalist spent 36 hours in Bologna and was amazed by the city’s art and culinary traditions as well as its modernity. What to do in just three days in this Italian gem.
Quitting fossil fuels, shifting to renewables. Why Reykjavik, Padua and Zurich are linked
CDP report reveals the most virtuous cities in using renewable energies, whilst moving away from fossil fuels. Results are surprising.
Rome, assessor calls a halt to cycling lanes and the GRAB: people protest with DIY signage
The meeting between the associations for cycling mobility and Rome’s new assessor of transports ended up in a disaster: the works for the GRAB and cycling lanes are interrupted. But there’s still someone who doesn’t give up.
Haze is cloaking Indonesia and Southeast Asia. It’s our fault too
As fires in Indonesia intensify, schools have been closed and flights have been cancelled while a thick smoke haze is blanketing the country, due to burning forests.
The United Nations’ post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals
The United Nations has launched the new goals for man’s wellbeing to be achieved by 2030. There are 17 goals: the Sustainable Development Goals.