The pandemic made plexiglass an everyday item — can Lucite make it circular?

These days, it's hard to leave the house without seeing a plexiglass shield, but what will happen to that plastic when the pandemic is over? Read More

Green and digital: A Chinese recipe for global economic competitiveness

With the data-informed introduction of green bonds, China is committed to a national drive for companies manufacturing in China to develop green and circular supply chain management processes.  Read More

By Mao Tao

The coronavirus has proven ESG to be an essential discipline

Sponsored: If we can tackle COVID-19 together, we can take on global pollution, carbon emissions and landfill waste. Read More

How to scale innovative financing for green infrastructure

There's one big thing holding back the proliferation of green space in major cities. Read More

How cities can influence the energy system

Policy and regulatory decisions made by states, utilities, public utilities commissions and wholesale market governing bodies can create challenges for meeting locally defined resolutions and commitments. Read More

Terreform ONE’s plans to upend cities and suburbs in a post-pandemic world

Cricket farms, edible chairs, buildings as butterfly habitat. Can a renegade group of designers reinvent our wobbly world? Read More

Telework mostly benefits affluent Americans, and offers few climate benefits

Research also suggests that cities can play a role in reducing the equity gap between the work-from-home haves and have-nots. Read More

Planting tiny urban forests can boost biodiversity and fight climate change

Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki developed a method that prioritizes the natural development of forests using native species. Read More

Clean energy innovation Is unlocking private venture capital

As policymakers mull measures to accelerate an economic recovery and invest in long-term infrastructure needs, policy should center on tackling the financing barriers to ingenuity and entrepreneurship. Read More