The future of the city is here. Sidewalk Labs, a company owned by Google’s parent company, Alphabet, won a public competition to design a neighborhood by Lake Ontario. The competition was held by Waterfront Toronto, a government-created organization, with the goal of revamping the area while addressing issues such as urban sprawl and transportation. The initial space is a […]

On March 31, 2015, the United States reported to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) to the reduction of global carbon emissions. With its declaration, the US committed itself to decreasing its carbon emissions by 26-28 percent of its 2005 levels by the year 2025. Five years remain on that commitment, and the