The mayors of 12 cities have signed the C40 fossil-fuel-free streets declaration, pledging to fight air pollution, improve the quality of life for all citizens, and help tackle climate change.
Neil Harbisson is the first recognized cyborg in history: he can hear colours thanks to an electronic eye. We met him and discovered he’s also an environmentalist.
Costa Rica will gradually eliminate single-use plastics by 2021, replacing them with more sustainable materials and bidding farewell to plastic bags, straws and packaging.
A recent study has revealed that drinking water in more than a dozen countries around the world is contaminated with micro particles of plastic. The consequences on human health are yet unknown.
The first were installed in France. Now short story dispensers – which choose a story based on the reading time selected – are spreading around the world, especially in the US.
It’s not an Italian recipe, but spaghetti bolognese has become a popular “Italian” dish. An impossible error to correct – but now the people of Bologna want to adopt it.
We spoke to Lorenzo Quinn – the sculptor behind Support – about why so many people are paying attention to climate change thanks to a pair of 9-metre tall hands emerging out of Venice’s Grand Canal.
Ahead of the G20 summit, the mayors of the world’s most important cities signed an op-ed to urge the G20 leaders to take bold climate actions for a just and sustainable future for all.
Seoullo 7017 is a new pedestrian walkway built on what was an old and dangerous overpass in Seoul. A symbol of the city’s green transformation.
C40 mayors released statements condemning Trump’s decision to pull the US out of the Paris Agreement, and showed their commitment by shining green lights on key buildings.
