Circular economy

Vancouver a hub of green growth

Vancouver’s Greenest City 2020 Action Plan aims to turn Vancouver in a hub of green growth. The Action Plan specifically aims...
Robert C. Brears
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Dubai’s smart water meters

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is one of the most water scarce regions in the world. In 1950,...
Robert C. Brears
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The rise of the Smart Nation

Globally, nations are becoming increasingly challenged by rising household consumption levels, depletion of natural resources, increasing levels of pollution and greenhouse...
Robert C. Brears
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A floating dairy farm in Rotterdam

90% of all large cities are located near water. With rising sea levels threatening many cities around the world one city...
Robert C. Brears
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Smart and sustainable water-using cities

The 21st century has been described as the Century of Cities: By 2050 nearly 66% of the world’s population will be...
Robert C. Brears
1 min read

Amsterdam’s interactive energy atlas

With the City of Amsterdam’s population projected to increase by around 100,000-150,000 and the city transitioning towards a renewable energy future...
Robert C. Brears
1 min read

Decoupling growth from carbon emissions in NRW

The German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) is a supersized economy in Germany and Europe with a GDP of over EUR...
Robert C. Brears
1 min read

Korea’s smart grids for water and energy

Korea is embarking on a smart grid future for its water and energy supplies with numerous economic and environmental benefits for...
Robert C. Brears
1 min read

Rotterdam’s clean energy goals

Rotterdam has launched its ‘Rotterdam Programme on Sustainability and Climate change’ that will guide the city’s attempts to accelerate and upscale...
Robert C. Brears
1 min read

Mitigating bio-energy-food nexus pressures

Countries around the world are beginning to transition away from fossil fuel-based economies towards bio-economies that use biological sources, materials and...
Robert C. Brears
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