by Rick Pruetz, Vice President, Ecocity Builders London, (site of the Ecocity World Summit 2023, June 6, 7, and 8), aims to become the world’s best big city for cycling. That’s...
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Ecocities and the Climate Action Roadmap
by Rick Pruetz, Vice President, Ecocity Builders Climate action can seem like the title of the movie Everything Everywhere All at Once. Yes, we need to be able to do several big...
Zero Emission Cities, Part Two
by Rick Pruetz, Vice President, Ecocity Builders The rapid acceleration of electric-vehicle adoption is a welcome sign that we are finally taking climate action seriously. EVs...
Now Available: Proceedings from Ecocity World Summit 2021-22
by Rick Pruetz, Vice President, Ecocity Builders Rotterdam’s Ecocity World Summit 2021-22, like its 13 predecessors, created the forum for a priceless exchange of ideas and...
Valencia Named European Green Capital 2024
by Rick Pruetz, Vice President, Ecocity Builders Valencia, on Spain’s Mediterranean coast, has won the title of European Green Capital for 2024. From an initial field of eight...
30 X 30 Role Models
by Rick Pruetz, Vice President, Ecocity Builders Over 100 nations have pledged to protect 30 percent of their land and 30 percent of their ocean by 2030. Now that the commitments...
High Gas Prices Can Also Be a Catalyst
by Rick Pruetz, Vice President, Ecocity Builders People are spending a lot of energy these days complaining about the high cost of gasoline. Wouldn’t it be refreshing if we...
Steps in the Right Direction
by Rick Pruetz, Vice President, Ecocity Builders For over a century, most American cities have tried to serve mobility needs by favoring cars over public transit and active...
Climate Action Synergies
by Rick Pruetz, Vice President, Ecocity Builders Climate action can relieve poverty while mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to the growing hazards of climate change...
Tallinn Named 2023 European Green Capital
by Rick Pruetz, Vice President, Ecocity Builders The European Commission has picked Tallinn as the 2023 European Green Capital. Located 40 miles across the Baltic Sea from...