Jakarta

Ben Wilson’s book Urban Jungle is a nuanced history of urban ecology and its vital role in the climate-change era.

Jakarta is congested, polluted, prone to earthquakes and rapidly sinking into the Java Sea. Now the government is in the process of leaving, moving Indonesia’s capital to the island of Borneo.

All nations have a responsibility to ensure that no one gets left behind in the transition to a greener economy, European Commission for Climate Action Frans Timmermans said on Monday, October 18, 2021.

The world burns 65 percent more coal today than it did in 2000, according to the IEA’s new report.

With Jakarta jammed and sinking, the Indonesian government has chosen Borneo as the site of its new capital, which it promises to make a “forest city.”