The EU Taxonomy
Different standards and metrics make it difficult for investors to compare green investments. The EU taxonomy establishes a standardized and transpar [...]
EU Taxonomy for Identifying ‘Sustainable Economic Activities’
The EU taxonomy is a classification system that establishes a list of six "environmentally sustainable economic activities". It defines which economi [...]
BREEAM and LEED Green Certification Schemes Are ‘Meaningless’ Says Andrew Waugh
Environmental certification schemes such as BREEAM and LEED focus largely on operational emissions rather than CO₂ from the construction supply chain. [...]
The Green Brief: Gas, Nuclear and the EU Taxonomy Saga
The European Commission must determine which economic activities in the EU can be labeled as a sustainable investment based on their meeting strict en [...]
Level(s)
Level(s) specifies technical screening criteria for investments in the built environment that support the EU’s objective to reduce the whole-life carb [...]
Why It’s Time to Get Serious About Embodied Energy
Embodied energy is the energy consumed by all processes associated with the production of a product – from the mining and processing of natural resour [...]
