In this episode, we visit Malmö, Sweden. This Scandinavian city has plans to form Europe's first cross-border carbon-neutral zone with its neighbor, Copenhagen. At the same time, Malmö finds itself grappling with how to be "climate neutral" in

Daring Cities: Buenos Aires

Oct 26th, 2020 15m 54s

Today we visit Buenos Aires, Argentina. The country’s capital has been a pioneer on climate action in Latin America for over a decade. Now Buenos Aires is accelerating the pace of its green transition, in spite of the country’s strict COVID-19

Daring Cities: Pasig City

Oct 22nd, 2020 12m 16s

Today we visit Pasig City in the Philippines. A regional trendsetter in tackling greenhouse gas emissions, Pasig City is now a model city nationally in terms of its COVID-19 response, which gives citizens the tools to grow their own food and us

Daring Cities: Japan

Oct 19th, 2020 15m 34s

Today we visit Nagano Prefecture, part of a group of daring local governments across the country that have adopted zero-carbon goals. Now they are pushing the national government away from its addiction to coal. In Japan, change often comes fro

Daring Cities: Pittsburgh

Oct 15th, 2020 14m 40s

In this episode, we visit Pittsburgh, USA. Despite ongoing challenges, the town that’s still known as “Steel City” has made extraordinary strides in forging a green post-industrial future. Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto says fracking imperils tha

Daring Cities: Turku

Oct 11th, 2020 12m 4s

In this episode we visit Turku, Finland. This city, dating back to the Viking era, will be carbon neutral by 2029. It has become a laboratory city for circular development, with a focus on reducing waste across sectors — solving the waste probl

Daring Cities: Orlando

Oct 6th, 2020 14m 15s

In this episode, we visit Orlando, USA. This central Florida city is not just the home of Walt Disney World. It's also a leader in and a model for sustainability. We hear from Chris Castro, Director of Orlando’s Office of Sustainability & Resil