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Around 39% of global CO₂ emissions come from buildings, with urbanization, economic growth and the need for cooling due to rising temperatures increasing the energy consumption of buildings every day.  Three quarters of the urban infrastructure that will exist in 2050 has yet to be built.  The built environment has the ...

Investing in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) involves deploying investment capital in a way that has a positive impact on society and the environment while aligning the investments with the United Nations' 17 SDGs.  Sustainable Development Investing (SDI) goes beyond traditional financial returns and seeks to ...

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations are an urgent call for all developed and developing countries to join in a global partnership.  The SDGs recognize that ending poverty and other deprivations must go hand in hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality and bo ...

Buildings are responsible for around 40% of energy and process-related global CO₂ emissions, 50% of all materials used, 33% of water consumption and 35% of waste.  Other environmental impacts include resource depletion, pollution of air, water and soil, and biodiversity loss.  By 2050, the global population is expected ...

It is well known that recessions have economic and social impacts, while little attention is paid to their impact on the environment and ongoing climate action.  Past recessions have shown that a slowdown in economic activity and a shift in government priorities can have both positive and negative impacts on climate ch ...