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Sustainable, Resilient Cities



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We need sustainable and resilient cities—we need the technology and intelligence to enable them. But we also need to be thinking about building cities with materials that can be reused. Let’s look at what this really means for the planet.
According to the United Nations, cities consume 78% of the world’s energy and produce more than 60% of GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions. Yet, they account for less than 2% of the Earth’s surface. Another 2.5 billion people will reside in urban areas by 2050; nearly 90% of them in cities in Asia and Africa. If we want to address climate change, we …

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