The Cloud vs the Climate? Lessons from Ireland on the data centre debate
Cities 1.521 Apr

The Cloud vs the Climate? Lessons from Ireland on the data centre debate

As our lives become increasingly digital, the infrastructure powering them is sparking a global debate: we need data centres, but at what cost to the climate and our access to energy? These massive facilities are the backbone of everything from streaming to AI, yet they consume staggering amounts of electricity and water, often straining local grids and and in some cases, threatening to derail decarbonisation efforts. In this episode of Cities 1.5, we explore how Ireland became the "canary in...

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One day, millions of journeys: Celebrating World Public Transport Day!

One day, millions of journeys: Celebrating World Public Transport Day!

Ready for a ride? In this episode, we’re celebrating the inaugural World Public Transport Day, created by the International Association of Public Transport (UITP), along with its global partners, and ...

16 Apr 19min

The Hidden Infrastructure of Urban Resilience

The Hidden Infrastructure of Urban Resilience

Cities aren’t just structures. They’re people. In the rapidly urbanising cities of the global majority, many of those people are migrant workers. They often work informally, with limited protection w...

7 Apr 31min

A Tale of Two Cities: A New Chapter

A Tale of Two Cities: A New Chapter

In this episode of Cities 1.5, we bring you another "Tale of Two Cities" - but this time, David sits down with two pioneering mayors from opposite ends of the globe. Despite their vastly different his...

24 Mar 32min

Lead like a girl - In conversation with Catherine McKenna

Lead like a girl - In conversation with Catherine McKenna

What links the Paris Agreement, Barbie and Arnold Schwarzenegger? The answer is this week’s guest on Cities 1.5! As a key architect of the Paris Agreement, Catherine McKenna - Canada’s former Minister...

10 Mar 26min

Whose Streets? Our Streets: Curbing Fossil Fuel Industry Disinformation

Whose Streets? Our Streets: Curbing Fossil Fuel Industry Disinformation

In a world where climate emergencies are being declared daily, why do so many of our city streets and public transport networks have misleading ads for the very industries driving the crisis? Our conv...

24 Feb 27min

HOT TAKE: The Kids are alright - Youth take the Mic in Rio

HOT TAKE: The Kids are alright - Youth take the Mic in Rio

Hot Take: the climate crisis isn’t some abstract data point or a dry policy debate, it’s a deeply human story of survival. Right now, a whole generation is growing up inside the emergency, doing the h...

19 Feb 18min

Tales from the Belly of the Beast: An ExxonMobil Whistleblower’s Story

Tales from the Belly of the Beast: An ExxonMobil Whistleblower’s Story

What would you risk to tell the truth, if the institution you served was one of the most powerful corporations on Earth? Early scientific warnings about global heating have long stood in tension with ...

10 Feb 31min

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