by Manuel Barreiro Castañeda | Sep 1, 2023 | English
The escalating climate crisis has intensified the need for spatial and resource-related adaptability. This has led to a compelling case for farming practices situated within city parameters. Urban areas are responsible for consuming approximately 79% of the total...
by Manuel Barreiro Castañeda | Aug 31, 2023 | English
Known for its traffic jams rather than its sustainable transport solutions, Brussels, Belgium, has often been contrasted unfavorably with its more bike-friendly and transit-oriented Northern European counterparts. The Belgian capital, home to 1.2 million people, was...
by Manuel Barreiro Castañeda | Aug 24, 2023 | English
In 2022, a group of auditors from Norway traveled to an isolated part of Iceland to meet with a Swiss company called Climeworks—the builder and operator of the world’s largest carbon removal plant. Their mission went beyond a simple financial review. They sought to...
by Manuel Barreiro Castañeda | Aug 17, 2023 | English
Global support for cost-effective climate actions is gaining momentum at a critical time. As the planet rapidly warms, countries are intensifying their efforts to reduce methane emissions from fossil fuel production, aiming to rein in rising temperatures within a few...
by Manuel Barreiro Castañeda | Aug 10, 2023 | English
Most school buses run on diesel fuel, which not only contributes to carbon emissions but also poses health risks due to the many harmful pollutants in diesel exhaust. For example, the landmark Children’s Health Study found that high exposure to particulate matter (PM)...
by Manuel Barreiro Castañeda | Aug 3, 2023 | Carbon Footprint, English
Below the streets of Stockholm, a remarkable engineering endeavor is underway. Deep within a narrow, humid tunnel, an enormous drill named Elektra relentlessly gnaws through layers of unyielding rock. Larger than a skyscraper, this mighty machine has tirelessly toiled...
