Smart Regions
The city giving digital currency in exchange for saving energy
In partnership with the European Commission
In this episode, Smart Regions looks at a transformational European project saving huge amounts of energy. It's led to several buildings in a district of the Catalan city of Viladecans being renovated. Residents play an active role in managing energy. They also have their own digital currency.
Climate
This village in Fiji has been forced to move inland as sea levels rise
The Fijian government has relocated 150 people in the village of Vunidogoloa to higher ground in 2014 from a flood-prone coast. It was a wrenching shift for families who had to abandon graves of their ancestors, but it is generally hailed as a success that could guide displacement elsewhere.
The Exchange
COP26: Global business leaders want tangible concrete objectives to combat climate change
In partnership with Media City
The world’s largest businesses will meet with politicians and activists at the end of October in what’s being called a last chance to deal with the climate change crisis.