And now a special report on my favorite topic: burps and poo. In a country with more cattle than people (there are 50 to 55 million cows in the Argentina, versus about 40 million Argentines) one of the country’s main environmental issues is methane (CH4) emissions from the livestock industry. Although the energy industry is [...]

I recently attended a local university’s Urban Competition and Clusters student presentations. A seminar of about twenty engineering students was asked to present their informed opinions on what would make Buenos Aires a more competitive world city. Firstly, I was pleased to hear that their assignment involved some dreaming because via my current professional experience [...]

As a North American citizen living in Buenos Aires, there’s a certain amount of fitting in that I feel compelled to do. I’ve started gesticulating more. I paint my nails. I arrive just the right amount of late to engagements of all kinds. But I’ve learned that no matter how much mate I drink there’s [...]

Today, 50% of the world’s population lives in urban areas. These cities account for 75% of global energy consumption and 80% of greenhouse gas emissions. In just 20 years, two-thirds of the world’s population is projected to live in cities. In response to the challenge of global warming and climate change, representatives of 18 of the [...]