台達電子文教基金會 Delta Electronics Foundation

我們的城市消費了多數的食品，但卻不生產食物。而很多人在城市裡工作，卻不住在裡頭。這個現象造成效能低落的問題，不只是在都市規劃的脈絡裡，也意味著能源使用的低效率。

富有國家談到投資時，不只想到成長，他們想的是綠色成長 (green growth)。這跡象顯示各國不再將氣候變遷視為一種責任或義務，而是一個機會。

It has been almost a hundred days since the Paris deal was adopted – what has changed since the relative success of COP21?

中產階級是大經濟體的主要貢獻者，天災襲擊城市時自然會傷及中產階級的生計。若一個城市對氣候變遷衝擊較沒有韌性、較為脆弱，那麼居住其中的中產階級 也會面臨到政治、經濟與社會的不穩定性。

為碳定出價格，可能得以將社會經濟成本移轉回到排放源身上。不僅讓排放者直接感受到「氣候變遷」，且社會過去擔負的成本 (大多數狀況是弱勢者負擔) 可以在符合正義的概念下重新分配。

加州仰賴洛磯山脈山頂的積雪，作為河川、湖泊最主要的水源。然而，加州的積雪已經連續第四年低於正常值。上週加州州長傑里•布朗親自宣布了 25% 的限水令。

When faced with extreme resource scarcity problems, especially as they pertain to one of the most essential elements that sustain life – we ask ourselves why and how we brought this to humanity in the first place? And more importantly, is there a way out of the downward spiral?

...the ‘2050 Calculator’ is a refreshing approach to thinking through how we might solve the misalignment of demand and supply. The concept of the calculator is one in which individuals can experiment with a wide range of behavioral decisions and tolerance for energy options.

Last week, the Australian government repealed the first market-based carbon tax mechanism that was established among developed countries.