Plans for China’s first ‘city of trees’ take root With such limited space, how can cities be designed to feature more greenery? China is thinking outside the box: vertically. Construction has begun of China’s first ‘forest city’. It will see offices, houses, hotels, hospitals and schools entirely covered by plants and trees. The Liuzhou Forest…
This is how we fix Silicon Valley’s sexual harassment problem Here it is: more reports of sexual harassment in Silicon Valley. The news of sexism in tech is starting to feel as commonplace as a presidential tweet tirade–disturbing every time, but no longer shocking. Women profiled in last Friday’s New York Times report and those…
France to ban sales of petrol and diesel cars by 2040 France will end sales of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040 as part of an ambitious plan to meet its targets under the Paris climate accord, Emmanuel Macron’s government has announced. The announcement comes a day after Volvo said it would only make fully…