Be Hope: Cities 1.5 presents a special preview of Oh, Canada - Solutions for the Climate Crisis
What if there are reasons to hope for a more resilient climate future in your own backyard - right here in Canada? Well, that’s exactly the question we’re asking in our new miniseries, Oh, Canada: Sol...
22 Sep 16min
HOT TAKE: "A Captain never leaves his ship."
When the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, local leaders found themselves thrust onto the frontlines of both military defense and environmental catastrophe. Coupled with ...
20 Aug 20min
HOT TAKE: Urban Legends - Sorting City Climate Facts from Fiction
As the climate crisis accelerates, our information ecosystem has become a critical battleground. Coordinated climate disinformation - driven by fossil fuel interests - is increasingly targeting cities...
6 Aug 29min
HOT TAKE: Can Cities Clean Up the Cloud?
As the AI boom drives an unprecedented rush for computing power, cities face a critical question: how do we support digital expansion, without derailing net-zero climate goals? Left unregulated, data ...
23 Juli 23min
The Shipping Forecast: Climate Edition
The winds of change are blowing through the world’s maritime hubs…despite some national governments’ efforts to the contrary. While the shipping industry carries 90% of global trade, it also leaves a ...
19 Maj 36min
Creating ecosystems of climate truth: How can cities defend information integrity?
From fossil fuel lobbying to coordinated political disinformation campaigns, vested interests have built a profitable disinformation infrastructure designed to spread confusion, polarize debate, and e...
5 Maj 32min
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 fa...
21 Apr 32min
HOT TAKE: 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
