A new report prepared by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and a network of partners analyse a list of global climate indicators that evidences the on-going climate change, confirming 2019 as the second warmest year on record. On the second part of the report it is documented the impact of climate change on human health, food security, population displacements and on land and marine ecosystems.
From 1st March 2020 Luxembourg will become the first country to make all public transport free: no more tickets on trains, trams and buses for residents, cross-border workers and tourists. An initiative about sustainability, urbanisation and social inclusion.
The novel Coronavirus has locked down entire cities, triggering the world’s biggest work-from-home experiment, as reported by CNN and the China Daily. Remote working opportunities have expanded along the years thanks to new technologies and changing family demographics. Nevertheless, research from WSP UK showed that the sustainable future of smart working is still to be fully depicted.
The Urban Air Action Platform, the world’s largest air quality data platform, has been launched to achieve healthier and more sustainable cities. Thanks to the collaboration between the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), UN-Habitat and IQAir, more than 4.000 real-time air pollution data can be tracked with the contribution of both public and private sectors.
According to the U.N.’s Human Rights Council, the climate change menace the human rights and jeopardise the last 50 years of advancements in development, global health, and poverty reduction. In this article we present the main highlights of the full report.