“Local leaders have to ensure that changes happen. Every action a city takes for climate has an impact on the whole world”. We interviewed Ekrem İmamoğlu, Mayor of Istanbul, about mayors’ key role in tackling the global climate crisis.
25 cities have committed to zero emissions by 2050 in order to improve their climate resilience and meet the targets of the Paris Agreement. “Cities should do what they must do, not what they can. And these plans are an excellent example”.
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.
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.
Barack Obama was in Milan, Italy, to take part in the Global Food Innovation Summit. Here’s everything he said on climate change and food.
Dodicimila piastrelle colorate per la facciata solare del Copenhagen International School che producono il 50 per cento dell’energia necessaria
Copenhagen has achieved an unprecedented result by investing in two-wheel mobility. Bikes now outnumber cars in Denmark’s capital.
The Google Bike Vision Plan was created with a clear goal in mind: double the number of employees riding bicycles.
Denmark’s new supermarket aims to cut down on the massive amounts of food wasted. Edible products, otherwise thrown away at a regular store, are discounted up to 50%. Here is WeFood’s recipe against food waste.
The 2015 Copenhagenize Index gives cities marks for their efforts and the results they’ve obtained in establishing the bicycle as a socially accepted form of transport: Copenhagen edges Amsterdam into first place.
