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Vancouver promised to be the greenest city in the world by 2020. Here’s what went wrong (and right).
Miles of new bike lanes and light rail lines just weren’t enough.
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Paris shows how to make public housing greener and more habitable at the same time
American housing authorities may soon see an influx of federal funding. Paris offers lessons in how to spend it.
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Can the world’s most polluting heavy industries decarbonize?
The production of steel, cement, and ammonia emit about one-fifth of all human-caused CO2. Technologies are emerging to decarbonize these problem industries, but analysts warn that big challenges remain.
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What one city’s struggle to ban natural gas says about the challenge of electrifying buildings
Bellingham, Washington, seems like the perfect place to pass climate policies. But a recent fight proves even it’s not immune to battles over our clean-energy future.
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Denser cities could be a climate boon – but nimbyism stands in the way
Drawing people into cities could cut emissions and combat housing crises. But even progressives are hard to convince.
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Tall buildings: Good for the housing crisis, bad for the climate crisis
The UN climate report pinpoints the biggest culprit behind overheated cities.
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America’s schools are crumbling. Fixing them could save lives — and the planet.
The Biden administration's infrastructure push presents a rare chance for U.S. school districts to make their buildings both greener and cheaper to operate.
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The Surfside tragedy could be a ‘bellwether moment’ for managed retreat
A coastal geologist on the future of Florida's seaside communities.
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10 jobs that will help shape a zero-emissions future
An economy based on healing the climate could spawn new livelihoods across Cascadia.
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Remember snow days? Today’s kids get heat days.
America’s schools are underprepared for the worst impacts of climate change.