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Kigali’s Bold Move: Phasing Out Petrol-Powered Motorcycles
This is another great story from Africa. Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, has announced a plan to phase out petrol-powered motorcycle taxis, starting January 2025. Petrol-powered motorbike taxis account for about 20% of all trips in Rwanda’s capital and significantly contribute to air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. Electrifying motorcycle taxis offer many benefits. Zero…
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Future for All: A vision for 2048
Capitalist realism is dispelled. Today it is easier to imagine the end of capitalism by 2048 than to imagine the end of the world.
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Zimbabwe Solar Mini Grid
This is someting Fossil Fuel Power Stations have never been able to do. Provide reliable electricity to millions of people in Africa, particularly in rural areas. The first Coal power station in Africa was built in 1895, yet 130 years later many regions remain in the dark, with over 600 million people without electricity access.…
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Solar on your Balcony
Power to the people! Balkonkraftwerk, bringing Solar Power to balconies and rental properties in Germany.
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Shouldn’t every School have Safe Streets?
Why doesn’t every city in the world put children first and create Safe Schools Streets?
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Embracing a Net Zero Future: Transforming Australian Regional Communities
Following on from my Net Zero Cities Infographic, I thought I would knock up another one for Regional Communities, with a focus on Australia. As Australia moves towards a Net Zero future, regional communities stand on the brink of a transformative era. This shift promises not only environmental benefits but also significant economic opportunities that…
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Net Zero Cities
Highlighting some of the positive transformations that can happen in our cities as we move towards Net Zero.
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Can We Have More Urban Density and More Greenery? Absolutely!
The challenge of balancing urban density with greenery is one of the most pressing issues for modern cities. Can we really have both more people living in our cities and a richer, greener environment? According to a recent report from YIMBY Melbourne, the answer is a resounding YES!
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Transition Together’s free step-by-step guide
What If… we could reimagine our future as thriving, fairer, more resilient and more connected? How could that vision help us to move forward and take practical action towards a better future? Transition Together have just brought out a free step-by-step guide to building a community vision, a great tool for making local change. The…
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Should we follow Bologna’s model for Participatory Urbanism?
Is this the big idea all Urbanists should get behind?
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Overhauling our food system
This eye-opening report shows how countries could save millions of lives and trillions of dollars by making changes to how we produce food. Our current systems are based on ideas and methods that go back 50 years and do not meet the challenges going forwards, 50 years. We need radical change and fast, to achieve…
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Melbourne Pollinator Corridor: Restoring Biodiversity in Urban Landscapes
The Melbourne Pollinator Corridor (MPC), is 8km community-driven wildlife corridor that will link 2 large green patches that run along the Birrarung (Yarra River), Westgate Park and the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. The MPC focusses on native bees and other native pollinating insects, with the aim to bring 18,000 indigenous plants in 200 gardens by…
Our Wonderful Green Future 