Estonia will soon offer free public transportation

The country plans to offer free state-run bus travel starting on July 1, 2018. This move will be the biggest national free public transportation plan in the entire world.

Green buildings are an integral part of green cities

More than 30 percent of the global greenhouse gas emissions emitted by cities are generated by buildings alone, according to National Geographic.

Algae could light up our cities at night

Many cities have transitioned to LED street lighting, but researchers think algae may be the illumination of the future.

New York City Will Be First City Ever to Report on Its UN Global Goals Progress

New York has said it will become the first city to report its progress towards U.N. global development goals, underscoring the growing importance of urban centres in combating poverty, inequality and climate change.

16 Countries and Cities Have Banned Single-Use Plastics

Kenya, Vanuatu, UK, Taiwan, Zimbabwe, Montreal, Malibu, Seattle, Australia, Canada, Hamburg, France, New Delhi, Morocco, Rwanda and New York have made serious strides in the race against plastic.

Los Angeles, US is Painting Streets Grey in Bid to Fight Climate Change

The ‘cool pavement’ project prevents asphalt from retaining heat by using reflective gray sealant to create cooler temperatures in urban neighborhoods.

Norway hits 55% plug-in car sales in March

In Norway pure battery-electric and/or hydrogen fuel cell cars and plug-in hybrid cars made up a whopping 55% of new car sales in March.

Norway Is Planning An Entire Sustainable City At Oslo Airport

Aiming to produce more energy than it consumes, the city will stretch out to nearly 1,000 acres. It will essentially be a prototype of a future city run on renewable power and driverless public transportation.

The cities leading the transition to renewables

More than 100 cities worldwide get at least 70 percent of their electricity from renewable sources, according to a new initiative. How did they manage and what can we learn from them.

Over 100 global cities now powered by at least 70% renewables

These cities have large populations, such as Seattle, Vancouver, Oslo, Auckland and Nairobi. The analysis also shows that 43 cities out of 102 have now reached the astounding feat of running on 100 % renewables.

German cities get the green light to ban diesel vehicles

The Federal Administrative Court ruled this week that German cities can legally ban diesel vehicles.

A company is building an incredible smart city in the US

Panasonic is building a living lab experiment just outside of Denver: a sustainable smart city expected to be up and running in eight years.

Cities are moving toward clean, renewable energy

Today, more than 50 cities and towns in the United States have committed to move to 100 percent clean, renewable energy.

Planted buildings - the future of our cities or an eco-fantasy?

The trend for “green” eco-fantasy buildings is sweeping the world of architecture, with designers now integrating gardens, terraces and vertical planting in their buildings.

How the world's first floating city could restore the environment

The world got a little closer to the first floating city when the Seasteading Institute signed a memorandum of understanding with the French Polynesian government earlier this year.