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Cities Key to Solving Climate Change

Cities Key to Solving Climate Change

by Gary Chandler | Jul 15, 2006 | Green Cities, Sustainable Cities, Urban Planning

Africa Urbanizing Faster Than Any Continent If global development priorities are not reassessed to account for massive urban poverty, more than 1.1 billion people projected to join the world’s population between now and 2030 may live in underserviced slums, according...
Cities Key to Solving Climate Change

Rooftop Gardens Transforming Buildings

by Gary Chandler | Jul 2, 2006 | Rooftop Gardens, Sustainable Cities

Models Of Efficiency, Resiliency Rooftops are vastly underutilized spaces in the urban environment, yet it is possible for any landscape, plaza, or garden to be installed on a building or structure. In Europe, over the past thirty years, rooftops have become the focus...
Cities Key to Solving Climate Change

Sustainable Cities Take Climate Action

by Gary Chandler | Jun 21, 2006 | Climate Change, Sustainable Cities

Earth Hour, Every Hour WWF announced the City of Vancouver in Canada as its Global Earth Hour City Challenge Capital 2013 at an award ceremony in Malmö, Sweden. The Earth Hour City Challenge is an initiative that takes Earth Hour beyond the symbolic gesture of...
Collaboration Supports Sustainable Cities

Collaboration Supports Sustainable Cities

by Gary Chandler | May 21, 2006 | Green Cities, Local Government, Sustainable Cities

Greener Cities Coalition The C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) and Siemens today announced a new collaboration, both a technical partnership and a global prize competition to recognize city actions and innovation that will accelerate C40 city actions to combat...
Cities Key to Solving Climate Change

Korea A Sustainability Leader

by Gary Chandler | Apr 14, 2006 | Green Cities, State Government, Sustainable Cities

Greener Cities Asia Korea was among the first countries to support green growth as a national development strategy, and it is spreading its green philosophy and knowledge. Few countries are as committed to growing in an environmentally sustainable manner as Korea....
Cities Key to Solving Climate Change

Think Tank On Climate Change

by Gary Chandler | Mar 9, 2006 | Climate Change, Sustainable Cities

Climate Change Solutions South America has got its first think-tank aimed at providing climate change knowledge to decision-makers to help them design tools tailored to local needs. The Regional Centre for Climate Change and Decision-Making was launched earlier this...
Cities Key to Solving Climate Change

MGM Resorts Adds Solar Energy

by Gary Chandler | Feb 12, 2006 | Alternative Energy, Corporate Leadership, Renewable Energy

Investing In Solar Energy The gambling capital of the world soon will be home to one of the world’s largest rooftop solar systems. NRG Energy will install a 6.2 megawatt (MW) installation on top of the Mandalay Bay Resort Convention Center. At peak production,...
Cities Key to Solving Climate Change

China, UK Promote Sustainability

by Gary Chandler | Jan 26, 2006 | Sustainable Cities, Urban Planning

Sustainable Cities Solving the energy and natural resource demands of a growing global population will take international cooperation at the highest levels. China and the United Kingdom are advancing that agenda now. A delegation of 10 UK companies was welcomed this...
History Lessons Under The Trees

History Lessons Under The Trees

by Gary Chandler | Apr 10, 1992 | Air Pollution, Green Cities, Sustainable Cities, Urban Forestry, Urban Planning

Trees Help Keep History Alive A unique tree-planting program would like to put a piece of history in your yard. The Famous & Historic Tree Program is an environmental education concept combining contemporary conservation with our nation’s heritage. Young trees...
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