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Bogotá, Colombia, looks to subnational-national collaboration for effective climate action.
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Can Housing Be Affordable Without Being Efficient?
Brazil’s Minha Casa, Minha Vida aims to benefit low-income families, while taking care of the environment and reducing costs. Photo by Agência de Notícias do Acre/Flickr
About 3 billion people, or 40 percent of the world’s population, will need new housing by 2030.
Can Housing Be Affordable Without Being Efficient?
Brazil’s Minha Casa, Minha Vida aims to benefit low-income families, while taking care of the environment and reducing costs. Photo by Agência de Notícias do Acre/Flickr
About 3 billion people, or 40 percent of the world’s population, will need new housing by 2030.
Amid Climate Uncertainty, Zero-Carbon Buildings Offer a Guiding North Star
Chinese cities, including Shanghai, are pursuing low- and zero-carbon buildings, experimenting with renewable power resources like sun and wind. Photo by Talia Rubnitz/WRI
“Back in the good old days, the construction industry had to worry about a few keys things: Will it stand up, is it functional and does it look nice? Not so anymore.
Amid Climate Uncertainty, Zero-Carbon Buildings Offer a Guiding North Star
Chinese cities, including Shanghai, are pursuing low- and zero-carbon buildings, experimenting with renewable power resources like sun and wind. Photo by Talia Rubnitz/WRI
“Back in the good old days, the construction industry had to worry about a few keys things: Will it stand up, is it functional and does it look nice? Not so anymore.
How Behavioral Science Can Boost Household Energy Efficiency
Photo by Jiri Rezac/Climate Change Group/Flickr
Persuading people to use energy more efficiently has long been heralded as a simple, effective way to help tackle climate change. The problem lies in the persuasion.
How Behavioral Science Can Boost Household Energy Efficiency
Photo by Jiri Rezac/Climate Change Group/Flickr
Persuading people to use energy more efficiently has long been heralded as a simple, effective way to help tackle climate change. The problem lies in the persuasion.
4 Ways Businesses Can Get the Most Out of Public-Private Collaboration: Lessons from the Building Efficiency Accelerator
New construction in Tianjin, China. Businesses design, build, finance, own, operate, renovate and occupy most buildings in cities.
4 Ways Businesses Can Get the Most Out of Public-Private Collaboration: Lessons from the Building Efficiency Accelerator
New construction in Tianjin, China. Businesses design, build, finance, own, operate, renovate and occupy most buildings in cities.
Boosting the Cool Factor of Energy Efficiency
An apprentice trains for a job in energy efficiency. Photo by EE Image Database/Flickr
Energy efficiency’s image is due for a makeover. Long seen as one of the simplest ways to reduce consumer costs, energy efficiency also offers multiple benefits that improve people’s lives while cutting air pollution and curbing climate-warming emissions.