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ClimateWatch in Cities

07 March 2023

Humans are increasingly migrating towards the world’s major cities. The world’s urban population is thought to have increased six fold since 1950. By 2050, more than 68% of people are predicted to live in cities.

Australia faces a much steeper challenge, with over 86% of our population living in urban areas already.

Along with urbanisation comes technological advancement and the establishment of the information era. With augmented and mixed realities giving life to a budding metaverse, what was once perceived as science fiction is now realised on a daily basis during an online work meeting.  

Environmentalists, where will they come from?

The trends of urbanisation and technological advancement cannot be reversed, and arguably nor should they be. For all of the challenges we face in the present day, never before has there been a time when community led action could manifest with a simple click of a button.

Instead, we must use the tools at our disposal to reshape our own urban environmental narratives and re-establish our connection with nature.