Finding Innovative Approaches to Sustainability in Megacities
Megacities—urban centers that house more than 10 million people—differ in landscape and climate. But population density produces similar challenges and demands for innovative solutions.
Sustainable Cities
Building green, livable cities that last
Global Cities and the Promise of “Comprehensive Innovation”
By 2050, global cities are expected to house 68 percent of the population. To maximize efficiency and sustainability in cities, we need to rethink municipal government.
Science and the Sustainable City Summit
Join the conversation, register today for the science and the Sustainable City Summit, Singapore, July 11, 2018: http://go.nature.com/sscs2018
Innovative zero-emissions power plant begins battery of tests
Start-up firm NET Power is developing a new approach to capturing and storing carbon.
The global south is rich in sustainability lessons that students deserve to hear
A Western bias limits progress, so educators must share how communities in the developing world manage environmental change, argues Harini Nagendra.
Sustainable Cities, Global Health, Climate Change, Digitally Transformed World, Food-Energy-Water Nexus
Peter Newman on Sustainable Earth, Part 3
Editor-in-Chief Peter Newman concludes his interview by discussing his plans for Sustainable Earth in its first year and what the journal means to him.
Sustainability at Palgrave Macmillan
Co-editor of The Palgrave Handbook of Sustainability, Robert Brinkmann, discusses instances in which businesses, institutions and local governments have embraced sustainability.
Delhi funds projects to cleanse its toxic air
But more policies are needed to transition the city to renewable energy, say researchers.
Green Buildings with Sustainable Energy
Sustainable energy systems is a crucial designing factor for environmentally responsible and resource efficient buildings.
Sustainable Cities, Global Health, Climate Change, Digitally Transformed World, Food-Energy-Water Nexus
Peter Newman on Sustainable Earth, Part 2
In the second part of this interview, Peter Newman the Editor-in-Chief of BMC’s new journal Sustainable Earth, discusses the three Ps of informing policy and how to involve the community in sustainability science and in the journal. Special thanks to Linda Blagg at Curtin University for the filming and recording of the interview.
India and France pledge billions of dollars on solar-energy
Cash will help lower the cost of solar technology in developing countries.
MIT launches multimillion-dollar collaboration to develop fusion energy
With corporate participation, researchers seek to build a pilot fusion-energy plant within 15 years.