Submitted by Hannah Figg on 27 Aug 2019 In order to address the increasing threat from climate change, the Dutch government has presented its Climate Agreement, which includes cycling as an integral element. Temperatures in the Netherlands reached record highs this June (40.7°C – two degrees higher than the past record from 1944). Climate scientists

Many of the businesses on Deansgate affected by the closure seemed cheerful about the occupation. Chris Seville, of Forsyth’s music shop, said they would just get their deliveries round the back – “and maybe we will sell a few more drums this week”. Like Lee Scholes, the manager of the Sofa Workshop next door, he

David FarrellWed 28 Aug 2019 14.56 BST The climate crisis demands an urgent, realistic and sustained response from governments around the world: such a response will inevitably require sacrifices from all of us. And there lies the rub for our systems of representative democracy. How can politicians facing short-term constraints (particularly the need to be

People must use less transport, eat less red meat and buy fewer clothes if the UK is to virtually halt greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, the government’s chief environment scientist has warned. Prof Sir Ian Boyd said the public had little idea of the scale of the challenge from the so-called Net Zero emissions target.

Enrique Dans 11,903 viewsJul 6, 2019, 02:12pm Disruption is a very interesting phenomenon, among other things because virtually no established industry is ever prepared for it. By definition, disruption is rarely invited: it is almost always forced on us, particularly in a mature industry, when some external circumstance, a radical innovation, an evolution or a

Transport for London’s (TfL) procurement process for the £1bn Silvertown Tunnel contract has been slammed as being “flawed, in breach of the principals of equal treatment […] and manifestly erroneous”. TfL has also been accused of flouting its principals of “transparency” and “non-discrimination”, in a damning legal document submitted to the High Court by losing

BY BRYAN WALSH AUGUST 14, 2019 IDEAS Bryan Walsh is a contributor to TIME. Previously, he was TIME’s International Editor, its energy and environmental correspondent and was the Tokyo bureau chief in 2006 and 2007. He lives in New York. IDEAS Bryan Walsh is a contributor to TIME. Previously, he was TIME’s International Editor, its

“But as she was finally approaches the harbor in New York, the crowds were swelling. Walser, wearing a T-shirt with the slogan “Ride bikes, do good”, said he hoped to get on board a boat as part of a welcoming flotilla for the Malizia II. “I’m a seasoned sailor and she seemed to have done

Elijah ChilandAug 26, 2019, 3:55pm PDT Lined with trendy restaurants, beloved neighborhood businesses, and a handful of historic monuments, the stretch of Sunset Boulevard between Echo Park and East Hollywood is one of the most recognizable corridors in Los Angeles. It could also become a prime bike corridor. A campaign called Sunset4All seeks to reconfigure