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The Urban Ethics Council: A Comprehensive Framework for Governing Smart Cities
Future Focus As urban centers increasingly integrate artificial intelligence (AI) and other advanced technologies into their...
How Community Hackers Are Building Smarter Neighborhoods
User Spotlights Beneath the shadow of vast smart city projects spearheaded by multinational corporations and governmental megabudgets, a...
Is Nuclear Energy the Enemy of Renewable Growth?
Fact vs Fake Citiplat aims to present the evolving terms of the discussion, encouraging readers to engage critically with the data and...
The Forgotten Oasis: How Morocco Is Reviving Its Ancient Water Systems
Hidden Stories In the parched landscapes of southeastern Morocco, remnants of the ancient khettara system lie concealed beneath layers of...
What Is Direct Air Capture and How Does It Work?
How It Works The escalating climate crisis underscores the urgent need for transformative strategies to mitigate greenhouse gas...
Envisioning Tomorrow’s Cities, Climate Tech and Media Landscapes
Future Focus Citiplat critically examines a potential convergence and foreseen collaboration that provide a blueprint for a...
Profiles of Individuals and Projects Transforming Communities
Lighting the Way Three case studies remind us that meaningful progress often begins at the intersection of necessity and vision,...
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
A real-life story proves that everyone can make a difference in saving save the planet by Alberto Sclaverano for Citiplat In 2019,...
USA: The Fossil Fuel Industry’s Disinformation
Source: Union of Concerned Scientists From Whale Oil to Wind Power: The Fossil Fuel Industry’s Disinformation Is an Ocean of Hypocrisy...
Net zero plans show limited climate ambition on "residual" emissions
Source: Tyndall Centre New research by the University of East Anglia (UEA) reveals what countries think will be their most difficult to...
Residents of Kobe City, Japan, are fighting a coal power plant financed by Japanese megabanks
Source: BankTrack Kobe: a history of residents’ resistance against air pollution Kobe City has a history of serious air pollution. Many...
Lightning identified as the leading cause of wildfires in boreal forests
Source: Tyndall Centre Lightning is the dominant cause of wildfire ignition in boreal forests – areas of global importance for carbon...
Critical tool launched to track national contributions to climate change
Source: Tyndall Centre Research published today shows how countries have contributed to global warming through their emissions of key...
Fossil Fuel Industry Profits Soar Amid Record-breaking Climate-related Losses
The Urgent Need for Accountability and Transition to Renewable Energy Source: Union of Concerned Scientists The five biggest fossil fuel...
US: How Are Wind Turbines Made?
Source: Union of Concerned Scientists Many humans feel at least a bit of “megalophilia”—a love of very, very big things. This might be...
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