10 Innovative Ways Cities Can Become More Eco-Friendly

Changes that will define the future

Simon Hoffman
Earth Bits
Published in
7 min readMar 26, 2022

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Abby Chung

Today, 55% of people live in urban areas, and this number is expected to grow to 68% by 2050. The unfortunate reality about these incredibly important areas is that they are seldom constructed thoughtfully — cities account for 78% of global energy usage and produce over 60% of greenhouse gas emissions.

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