Zeeshan Tirmizi writes on the Deutsche Welle website about a citizen-led campaign in Berlin that is collecting signatures to create a car‑free centre in the German capital. Other European cities also show what happens when streets are built for people. Here's what happens when cities kick out cars Berliners lost 60 hours to traffic … Continue reading European cities are starting to show what happens when streets are built for people
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How climate change is influencing our daily jog
In an article on The Conversation website, Madeleine Orr, Assistant Professor, Sport Ecology, University of Toronto and Caitlin Felteau-McInnis, PhD Student, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Toronto discuss running becomes less safe on hot days as climate change intensifies and summer temperatures continue to rise. Hurdles to a hobby: How climate change and ‘runfluencer’ … Continue reading How climate change is influencing our daily jog
Across Catalonia in Spain, an alternative housing system is emerging: a path to addressing inequality and climate change
Adriana Allen, Professor of Development Planning and Urban Sustainability, UCL and Montserrat Pareja-Eastaway, Associate Professor, Economics and Urban Transformation, Universitat de Barcelona write on The Conversation website about Catalonia’s ten-year shift from housing “market” to housing “system” that demonstrates how embedding human rights in decarbonisation unlocks social-economic change. Europe needs affordable, low‑carbon homes – … Continue reading Across Catalonia in Spain, an alternative housing system is emerging: a path to addressing inequality and climate change
Energy in Demand News, April 5-6, 2026
Following an emergency meeting of the EU energy ministers this week, Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen said at a press conference that domestic clean energy, electrification, modernised interconnections and improved energy efficiency “are the only way forward”. Let’s not lose sight of that. More energy independence is the goal but the past 20 years do not … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, April 5-6, 2026
Energy crisis will be with us for quite a while
In an article on the Politico website, James Fernyhough, Elena Giordano, Ben Munster and Ben Makuch write about the impact of the current energy crisis resulting from the war in Iran. The European Commission’s energy commissioner, Dan Jørgensen, says the oil crisis triggered by Iran war will bring lengthy upheaval, in a speech reminiscent of … Continue reading Energy crisis will be with us for quite a while
Fix, don’t toss: How Europe’s right to repair Is changing consumer culture
Christian Schwägerl writes on the National Observer website about how Europe is taking a fresh approach to stopping the throwaway culture. The EU’s burgeoning repair movement is set to get a boost The grand halls of Berlin’s German Technology Museum are nearly deserted on a Sunday afternoon. The few visitors surveying the vintage cars, … Continue reading Fix, don’t toss: How Europe’s right to repair Is changing consumer culture
Britain’s energy transition: From warm front to cold homes: the cost of scrapping energy efficiency programmes
With no current programmes in place to address the issue of fuel poverty, it seems that the government is looking to claim progress by manipulating figures rather than taking effective action, says Andrew Warren, chair of the British Energy Efficiency Federation in a column in the March issue of Energy in Buildings & Industry. … Continue reading Britain’s energy transition: From warm front to cold homes: the cost of scrapping energy efficiency programmes
Accountability from below: how Ghanaian communities are holding extractive companies to account
In an article on The Conversation website, Cynthia Kwakyewah, Course Director in Social Science, York University, Canada discusses the strategies that activists in Ghana are using to push the state to act against violating their rights. Activists in Ghana are forcing extractive firms to account for the harm they cause – corporate abuse study … Continue reading Accountability from below: how Ghanaian communities are holding extractive companies to account
From ecofatigue to action: how art and science together can cut plastic waste
Ian Williams, Professor of Applied Environmental Science, University of Southampton writes on The Conversation website in novel ways to deal with plastic waste. How scientists and artists can collaborate to cut through ‘ecofatigue’ and inspire positive action Pairing scientists with an artist-in-residence can cut through “ecofatigue” (feelings of overwhelm or exhaustion about environment issues … Continue reading From ecofatigue to action: how art and science together can cut plastic waste
New EEA report on how unprepared European citizens are for coping with impact of climate change
Europeans are very concerned about extreme heat and other impacts of climate change like wildfires according to the results of a Europe-wide survey published this week. It found that many citizens were also underprepared to deal with the increasing frequency and magnitude of heatwaves, flooding, or water shortages in their own homes. Overheated and … Continue reading New EEA report on how unprepared European citizens are for coping with impact of climate change
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