London reaches its objective of reducing pollution by licensing the Metrocab, a new generation of the city’s iconic taxi powered by electric engines. Metrocab is still black and more or less recalls the design of the ultra-traditional London taxi but, unlike its historic ancestor, it emits 75% less CO2. For more than a
While some big cities face the problem of car parking, in Amsterdam cyclists risk to be late at work because they can’t find a place to lock their bikes. This is a good news for those supporting sustainable mobility, such as LifeGate, though many people living in the capital of the Netherland will not be
Four years after the terrible storm that ripped through Copenhagen causing damage of more than five million kroner, the Danish government decided to deal with the effects of climate change by planning the creation of a new district through nature. On 6th December, the new district Saint Kjeld, designed by Rafn Flemming Thomsen
Even Pope Francis thinks that man is mainly responsible for climate change and for this reason he hopes that at the Paris Conference (Cop 21), which will take place from 30th November to 11th December 2015, courageous decisions will be made to protect the environment and climate. The Pope is working on a long-awaited encyclical
Climate change is threatening the whole world population. On one hand, there are vulnerable countries to climate change, on the other, countries ready to face the issues caused by climate extremes and global warming. The ND-Gain matrix, developed in 1995 by the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, United States, ranks countries from the most prepared
Every day around two thousand cyclists ride the two-way cycling lane that connects Krommenie and Wormerveer, two suburbs of Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands. For commuters and students bicycles are the fastest means of transport to get around in this city. From 12th November, a 70-metre stretch of this path will become
When you think about fair trade the world’s Southern countries are off the top of your head. As well as coffee and cocoa plantations, tropical fruits and sugar cane. In a virtuous circle of production and marketing of sustainable food that since 1988 provides fair wages and promotes respect for people and the environment, Solidale
Retrofitting is a technical term which means modifying the technology of an object to improve its performances. Segun Oyeyiola, a Nigerian student of Engineering, just retrofitted an old Volkswagen Beetle and turned it into a solar and wind-powered car. Within a year the final year student managed to convert the Beetle into a
A cycling lane of almost 7,000 kilometres retraces the history of the iron curtain that divided Europe, from the Warsaw Pact to the Berlin Wall fall.
The idea of sharing a car journey to work has to do with common sense, but in recent years it has aroused interest for its positive influences on both traffic and ecology. The spread of technologies for connectivity has also led to the creation of sites and apps for the travel companions’ identification in
