Unlocking Climate Action: From Bogotá City Hall to the President’s Desk and Back Again
Bogotá, Colombia, looks to subnational-national collaboration for effective climate action.
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Greening at Altitude: Bogotá Makes National Building Codes a Local Reality with the Help of Some Friends
To decrease buildings-related emissions, national and local governments must collaborate to create implementable policies that work for everyone.
Greening at Altitude: Bogotá Makes National Building Codes a Local Reality with the Help of Some Friends
To decrease buildings-related emissions, national and local governments must collaborate to create implementable policies that work for everyone.
How the FSCI Is Improving Urban Energy Efficiency by Encouraging Building Retrofits, Providing Alternative Business Models
The Financing Sustainable Cities Initiative connects stakeholders to improve municipal building energy efficiency. Photo by Alejandro/ Flickr
The majority of the energy used by buildings is wasted, resulting in increased energy costs and air pollution. Among C40 cities, this translates to between 50 percent and 75 percent of citywide carbon emissions.
How the FSCI Is Improving Urban Energy Efficiency by Encouraging Building Retrofits, Providing Alternative Business Models
The Financing Sustainable Cities Initiative connects stakeholders to improve municipal building energy efficiency. Photo by Alejandro/ Flickr
The majority of the energy used by buildings is wasted, resulting in increased energy costs and air pollution. Among C40 cities, this translates to between 50 percent and 75 percent of citywide carbon emissions.
Voices of Efficiency: Dubai’s Quest to Improve Energy Performance Starts with Benchmarking
A pilot project will benchmark energy use in 100 buildings across Dubai. Photo by Achim Fischer/Flickr
Dubai is blazing a new path for cities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by calling attention to energy consumption in buildings and highlighting the lack of data available to benchmark usage rates and measure progress.
Voices of Efficiency: Dubai’s Quest to Improve Energy Performance Starts with Benchmarking
A pilot project will benchmark energy use in 100 buildings across Dubai. Photo by Achim Fischer/Flickr
Dubai is blazing a new path for cities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by calling attention to energy consumption in buildings and highlighting the lack of data available to benchmark usage rates and measure progress.
Voices of Efficiency: Dinh Quang Cuong, Amit Prothi and Da Nang’s Plans for a Resilient, Efficient Economy
Da Nang, Vietnam. Photo by Jean-Pierre Bluteau / Flickr
The government of Da Nang, Vietnam has prioritized building efficiency as part of its new Resilience Strategy to address public health and economic risks from climate change. In 2016, the city began working with the global Building Efficiency Accelerator (BEA) partnership.
Voices of Efficiency: Dinh Quang Cuong, Amit Prothi and Da Nang’s Plans for a Resilient, Efficient Economy
Da Nang, Vietnam. Photo by Jean-Pierre Bluteau / Flickr
The government of Da Nang, Vietnam has prioritized building efficiency as part of its new Resilience Strategy to address public health and economic risks from climate change. In 2016, the city began working with the global Building Efficiency Accelerator (BEA) partnership.
Buildings and National Climate Commitments: What You Need to Know Before the Global Climate Change Conference (COP21)
In the lead up the COP21, some countries, such as Jordan, are including building efficiency upgrades in their strategic plans to decrease emissions. Photo by Justin A. Wilcox/Flickr
TheCityFix is covering cities at COP21. Urban areas account for a large share of greenhouse gas emissions but are also tremendous agents of innovation to address climate change.