Air Quality

Copenhagen has topped the inaugural Digital Cities Index from Economist Impact, the research and analysis arm of The Economist Group. The global ranking rates 30 cities across four pillars: connectivity, services, culture and sustainability. Research combines quantitative and...

Four new low-emission zones (LEZ) have been formally introduced across Scotland in a bid to gradually phase out the most polluting vehicles on city streets. The zones – in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Dundee – will initially have...

A new report from real estate services company JLL has called on cities to increase their focus on establishing the infrastructure, frameworks, laws and incentives to decarbonise buildings. It also urges the private sector to act ahead of...

Cities around the world are at the early stages of incorporating hydrogen into their energy mix. As part of its climate strategy, the city of Issy-les-Moulineaux wants to be a pioneer of hydrogen power from renewable sources. This...

The European Commission has announced that 100 cities will take part in a programme to rapidly cut emissions in urban areas – with the aim of reaching climate neutrality by 2030. The 100 cities come from all 27...

The City of Denver is offering residents US$400 rebates on the purchase of e-bikes as part of a newly launched climate action programme. Low-income residents are eligible for larger concessions – up to US$1,200 – through the scheme,...

The UK’s planning system should be reformed to shift the focus from buildings and infrastructure to a ‘health first’ principle, according to a new report from Key Cities, a network of 25 cities across England and Wales. The...

A study by researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has revealed the extent to which ride-hailing competition clogs city streets. Working in collaboration with the Institute for Informatics and Telematics of the National Research Council of Italy,...

A citizen-led air quality project in Brussels, Belgium has revealed a striking disparity in pollution levels across the city. Results from the CurieuzenAir initiative – the Belgian capital’s largest ever ‘citizen science’ project on air quality – found...

‘Eat less, move more’ is the simplistic advice often given about how to shed excess pounds. But most people who have tried to lose weight know it is rarely as straightforward as that. A new programme in Leicester...