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Karen Coghlan retweeted
Downtown Sacramento’s new Livability Strategy stresses what co-author @BrentToderian calls “The Urban Contract.” We will choose density over sprawl if the density comes with the real amenities we need. Including the necessary BASICS, not just specialty amenities. This is KEY!
RELEASED: Our BOLD NEW Downtown #Sacramento Livability Strategy was revealed by @DowntownSac today! When you read it, you’ll get why we say it needs to be a powerful TURNING POINT, because we don’t need another report sitting on a shelf collecting dust! downtownsac.org/about/report…
Karen Coghlan retweeted
City leaders, never forget the importance of the “urban contract,” what urbanites expect and demand from urban living in trade for the private space offered by the suburbs. Read this important thread by @BrentToderian.
Karen Coghlan retweeted
One of the best people-places in New York City, Washington Square Park, had at one time been surrendered to cars, with plans to make it even worse. But after one of the great battles in city-building history, it was closed to cars & opened to people.
Avoid or fix dumb mistakes.
Karen Coghlan retweeted
This school in Wisconsin is going #solar. The panels will generate energy for the school and it is estimated to save the district $1.5 million dollars in energy costs.
Shouldn't every school get a #solarpower upgrade? #ActOnClimate
#climate #energy #renewables #GreenNewDeal
Karen Coghlan retweeted
“It’s no secret that Canada is facing a major housing shortage. But could the sheer amount of space used for parking vehicles be part of the problem?”
Spoiler: A BIG part. The real question is whether we’re willing to fix it, and fast. #ThePowerOfParking
globalnews.ca/news/10284931/…
Karen Coghlan retweeted
The California grid ran on 100% renewables with no blackouts or cost rises for parts of a record 98 out of 116 days (and 132 days all year in 2024)
electrek.co/2024/12/31/calif… @ElectrekCo @michelle0728
Here's the paper:
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/…
Karen Coghlan retweeted
“Many Swedish cities, including #Stockholm, prioritize snow clearance very differently. They now clear walkways & bike paths first, especially those near bus stops & primary schools. Next, they clear local roads, & then, finally, highways.” usa.streetsblog.org/2018/01/…
Karen Coghlan retweeted
“Finland’s success isn’t a matter of luck or the outcome of quick fixes. It’s the result of a sustained, well-resourced national strategy, driven by a ‘Housing First’ approach, providing people experiencing homelessness with immediate permanent housing.”
oecdecoscope.blog/2021/12/13…
Karen Coghlan retweeted
Asthma emergency admissions plunged as lockdown improved air, Oxford study finds. “First study to tally asthma exacerbations with air pollution during pandemic finds numbers admitted to A&E fell 41% in 2020.”
theguardian.com/environment/…
Karen Coghlan retweeted
Chemical exposures from common plastic products are linked to hundreds of thousands of deaths globally, according to a study of roughly one third of the world population. newscientist.com/article/246…
Karen Coghlan retweeted
Adapting to #climatechange improves:
🐄 Agricultural productivity,
🔋 Innovation,
🪷 Health and well-being,
🌽 Food security,
👷♀️ Livelihoods,
🐠 Biodiversity conservation &
🚧 Reduces risks & damages.
#IPCC #ClimateReport ➡️ bit.ly/WGIIRept
#GlobalGoals
Karen Coghlan retweeted
How do we make it easy for adults to have children AND live in the urban core, where they want to be? A new (2024) courtyard development in Berlin shows the way:
Karen Coghlan retweeted
Remember, when Barcelona eliminated 3 lanes of vehicle traffic & converted this street into a 4.7km green pedestrian corridor in the heart of the Eixample grid, businesses sued. They actually won. But by then businesses had decided they actually like it.
citylabbcn.org/the-legal-att…
Karen Coghlan retweeted
“Carbon capture will increase fossil fuel production, there’s no doubt about it..It does not help climate one bit.”
@nytimes
nytimes.com/2024/12/22/clima…
Karen Coghlan retweeted
In 2015, China launched an ambitious industrial policy plan named "Made in China 2025".
The plan has been a massive success. China has become a global leader in five key technology areas, and is competitive in several others.
Karen Coghlan retweeted
We need a lot more residential streets with rainways.
(City of Vancouver, BC)
ALT A bird's-eye view of a recently redesigned residential street. The image features modern townhouses on both sides, with red and gray exteriors. A narrow, freshly paved street runs down the center, flanked by wide sidewalks and green landscaping that incorporates rocks, mulch, and newly planted vegetation. Construction barriers and fencing are visible, indicating ongoing work. Solar panels are present on the roofs of some houses, and the area appears pedestrian-friendly with a focus on green infrastructure.
Karen Coghlan retweeted
Trams are not just an improved form of transport - they can also be a catalyst for significant street redesign and beautification. I've been collecting the best examples of this, including these in Nice, France, where space was reallocated from cars to trams and made greener too.
Karen Coghlan retweeted
Good climate news this week
1 Japan targets 70% clean energy by 2040
2 China sets 200GW goal for 2025 wind and solar
3 US Supreme Court dismisses challenges to California ability to set strict vehicle emission rules
4 Production in China's solar industry up 20% from January to October 2024
5 Montana’s top court upholds children’s right to a clean environment
6 Only 5 proposals for coal plants remain across OECD’s 38 countries
7 US EPA approves California plan to ban sale of gas-only cars from 2035
8 Over 1.5m German homes have already installed solar on their balconies
9 UK hits 2 maximum wind generation records within a week in December
10 Permian methane emissions plunge 26%
11 Enormous ore carrier becomes largest vessel yet to harness wind power
12 Swiss watchdog posts climate risk rules for banks after pushback
13 UK watchdog rules Lloyds Bank published misleading claims about its efforts in the energy transition
14 US warns natural gas expansion would drive up domestic costs
15 Shell greenwashing of LNG ships outed
Good climate news this week
1 Global EV sales hit 3rd consecutive record high, up 32% year-on-year
2 International Court of Justice concludes historic 2-week hearings on what legal responsibilities States have to fight climate change; decision expected by September
3 China installed wind capacity passes 500GW, over 50% of the global total
4 UK publishes major action plan to decarbonise grid by 2030, targets 95% low-carbon electricity by 2030
5 China oil demand to peak in 2025, 5 years ahead of schedule
6 UK renewables to overtake fossil fuels this year
7 Australia’s biggest renewables tender picks 19 projects, will deliver 6.4GW
8 OPEC cuts its 2024 global oil 7 gas forecast for a 5th straight month and by largest amount this year
9 Chile approves climate plan to establish sustainable mining policy
10 UK outed as leading the world on cracking down on climate activism
11 Spain sees CATL and Stellantis invest $4.33b to build one of Europe’s largest EV battery factories
12 British Columbia gives go-ahead to $4.2b of wind farms, adding 8% more electricity capacity to the grid
13 US EPA grants $135m to California for electric school buses and trucks
14 Germany on course for 54% renewables in 2024
15 Canada in new target to cut emissions to 45-50% below 2005 levels by 2035, up from 40-45% by 2030
16 Zimbabwe in new $250m floating solar plant
17 China tightens rules to curb methane emissions from coal mines
Karen Coghlan retweeted
If we switched to #renewableenergy, the number of ships crossing the ocean would fall by 40% because they're just carrying coal & oil & gas!! buff.ly/3JSuKOE
We have the solutions. Implement them. #ActOnClimate
#ClimateAction #climate #energy #GreenNewDeal
