Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction: Towards a Zero‑Emission, Efficient and Resilient Buildings and Construction Sector
To limit additional global warming to below 2 degrees Celsius, countries have adopted policies and codes that have a future impact on the emissions and energy efficiency of buildings. Building emissions need to be reduced along their life cycle through a combination of reducing energy demand, decarbonizing the power s ...
Posted on 13/11/21
Ecocide as an International Crime
One solution to the widespread or long-term damage to the environment gaining support is to make ecocide a crime and punishable by international justice. Major events that massively destroy ecosystems would thus fall under the jurisdiction of the international criminal court. This would allow citizens to hold compani ...
Posted on 13/11/21
EU Prepares to Include Nuclear and Gas in Green Investment List
EU countries have been arguing for three years whether to include nuclear and gas as green investments in the taxonomy. The decision will shape EU climate and energy policy for decades and have effects far beyond the financial sector. France, the UK, and Eastern European countries threatened to veto the EU taxonomy ...
Posted on 09/11/21
How Do Legal Strategies Advance Social Accountability? Evaluating Mechanisms in Colombia
This theory-building paper argues that there are four mechanisms by which legal strategies can enhance accountability. The courts can help those affected by policy failures to overcome the collective action problem. The courts can provide civil society with access to information about rights violations, malfeasance, ...
Posted on 15/05/21
Global SDG/ESG Rankings – USA
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development establishes 17 goals adopted by UN member states as the action plan to achieve sustainable development. Each country must establish its action plan on implementing the UN SDGs and the integration of sustainable development in policymaking at the national level. Environmental, ...
Posted on 24/03/21
Postings2025-01-08T09:00:41+02:00