
Ysabelle Kempe
EditorYsabelle joined Smart Cities Dive as an associate editor in 2023. She previously covered climate and the environment at The Bellingham Herald in Washington state. Her work has also appeared in Grist, Scientific American, The Boston Globe and Wired. Ysabelle has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Northeastern University, where she also earned a minor in data science. Ysabelle lives in Brooklyn, and in her free time, you'll likely find her reading a magazine at a café, practicing yoga or treasure-hunting in a secondhand store.
107 articles by Ysabelle Kempe
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HUD announces new building decarbonization efforts at COP28
Dec. 7, 2023 -
Cooling cities while reducing emissions: 3 takeaways from UN report
Dec. 6, 2023 -
Which housing policies do Americans really want in their cities and states?
Dec. 4, 2023 -
‘COP28 must be the COP of cities’: Local leaders want fossil fuel phaseout, collaboration
Dec. 1, 2023 -
4 US cities pledge to combat water woes driven by climate change
Nov. 28, 2023 -
How 7 cities transformed asphalt with art in 2023: photos
Nov. 27, 2023 -
EPA announces $2B for local environmental justice projects
Nov. 22, 2023 -
Plans to get an entire block off the natural gas system take shape in one California city
Nov. 20, 2023 -
Boston ends efforts to ban fossil fuels in new buildings through state program
Nov. 15, 2023 -
Biden announces $6B for climate resilience as report warns of ‘insufficient’ adaptation
Nov. 14, 2023 -
Meet Houston’s first emergency preparedness manager for vulnerable communities
Nov. 10, 2023 -
Lack of funding still stands in the way of California’s local climate policy
Nov. 9, 2023 -
NYC wants a ‘blue highway’ on its waterways
Nov. 7, 2023 -
EPA kicks off effort to help communities use climate, environmental justice funds
Nov. 2, 2023 -
How cities can decarbonize delivery in the era of online orders
Nov. 1, 2023 -
White House advances office-to-residential conversions with new resources
Oct. 30, 2023 -
Los Angeles region to accelerate clean energy efforts in run-up to 2028 Olympics
Oct. 26, 2023 -
31 ‘tech hubs’ unveiled by Biden administration
Oct. 24, 2023 -
What isn’t in the White House’s climate resilience plan
Oct. 23, 2023 -
8 cities to install public art projects with Bloomberg Philanthropies grants
Oct. 20, 2023 -
NYC plans greenway expansion amid concern about cycling deaths
Oct. 18, 2023 -
Why Los Angeles’ climate plan has ‘outlived its usefulness’: city controller
Oct. 16, 2023 -
FEMA makes ‘key changes’ to $1.8B climate resilience grant programs
Oct. 13, 2023 -
NYC launches ‘smart city testbed’: Here are the first 3 pilot technologies
Oct. 12, 2023 -
New alliance aims to turn this Rust Belt city into a ‘Green Belt’ hub
Oct. 10, 2023