Jean d'Illac, France, in July 2026. Photo: arafatmyt/Shutterstock I’ve watched in horror as Europe burns. Ferocious wildfires ...

People in Chandigarh, India, line up to ride an electric bus. The country has invested heavily in expanding its electric bus ...

At 5 a.m., an electric bus glides out of its depot after charging overnight, ready to carry children to school without spewing diesel fumes. As the city stirs, heat pumps have already brought homes ...

Newly planted trees line the Piassa-Mexico-Sarbet-Gotera-Wollo Sefer corridor in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Implemented during the first phase of the city’s corridor development project, the trees provide ...

Established invasives are difficult to remove, often requiring heavy equipment and hard labor. Through the SUNCASA project, workers are removing invasives and replacing them with indigenous tree ...

Students riding an electric school bus. The benefits of electric school buses extend far beyond giving students a cleaner ride to school. Photo: Electric School Bus Initiative/WRI Every day, millions ...

Our impressions of a city are formed mainly by the quality of public spaces. If they are not pleasant and preserved, or if they transmit a sense of insecurity, we will seldom return. Good planning of ...

In Addis Ababa, public transport vehicles wait in a long queue for diesel at a fuel station in the Lideta area. Photo: Semere Jelalu/WRI Africa When fuel queues stretch for kilometers and commuters ...

Electric vehicles charge in China. By 2035, China is expected to account for at least half of all retired electric vehicle batteries. Photo: YoungNH/iStock Most electric vehicle (EV) batteries are ...

Bogotá, Colombia, closes major city roads to cars every Sunday for Ciclovía. Photo: Ivan_Sabo/iStock Every Sunday morning, Bogotá, Colombia, transforms its streets. Over 120 kilometers (75 miles) of ...

The impacts of the global COVID-19 pandemic are still being understood, but it does seem clear that this crisis will make a mark on cities, physically and socially, that will echo for generations. How ...

Currently, an estimated one billion people worldwide live in informal settlements where they lack access to basic services and infrastructure and are often threatened with forced eviction. While the ...