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BAVANI M.

Picking out suitable areas for pilot projects

KUALA Lumpur is looking at the possibility of welcoming micromobility vehicles on its roads in a move to encourage active mobility among city folk.

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Marc Daalder

COP27 agenda targets greenwashing and human rights

A new report from UN experts condemns corporate greenwashing as the spotlight turns to Egypt's human rights record and the ongoing war in Ukraine, Marc Daalder reports.

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Max Bearak

Climate Pledges Are Falling Short, and a Chaotic Future Looks More Like Reality

Inspiring stories from the Faculty of Science. Pushing boundaries in energy and transport.

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Peter Yeung

Cars Are Vanishing from Paris

The share of journeys made by car in the city has fallen by nearly half, and the trend is only accelerating.

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Anthony Kimpton, Dorina Pojani, Jonathan Corcoran, Julia Loginova, Richard Bean & Thomas Sigler

E-scooters are becoming wildly popular – but we have to factor in the weather

E-scooters offer commuters and tourists a way to cover shorter distances quickly – and without breaking a sweat. It’s for this reason that Australian cities are trialing these schemes as part of broader interest in micromobility – small, light, and often electric ways of getting around, such as bikes, e-bikes, and e-scooters. But one question previously unanswered is: what about the weather?

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