Are Stranded Assets an Unexploded Bomb?
Buildings that are too uneconomical to retrofit to comply with legislation, such as the EU Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) and National Energy and Climate Plans, become stranded assets. They are a significant risk for investors and property owners that have not ensured that their real estate assets are future-proofe ...
Posted on 10/01/22
Sufficiency Should Be First
Unless "sufficiency" becomes a primary principle in climate mitigation and policies for the development and use of buildings, it is unlikely that global warming will be reduced. This article explains that we cannot meet the Paris Agreement targets of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels without building efficiency improv ...
Posted on 08/01/22
Brussels’ Big Building Grab
The EU plans to regulate the renovation of already existing, poorly insulated or ventilated buildings to become carbon neutral by 2050. The "nearly net-zero" energy efficiency standards for new builds are set to be strengthened. For the initiative, the Commission will make up to €150bn in regional development, cohesi ...
Posted on 03/01/22
Transforming Existing Hotels to Net Zero Carbon
The majority of hotel carbon emissions result from operational energy consumption. With 80% of hotels in 2050 already in existence, this white paper sets out a high-level framework and prioritizes interventions throughout the remaining life cycle of the existing building stock. The paper addresses the net-zero carbon ...
Posted on 31/12/21
A New Global Partnership: Eradicate Poverty and Transform Economies through Sustainable Development
Published in 2013, the report contributed to the development of a post-2015 agenda and the Paris Agreement adopted in 2015 by the United Nations. It set out a universal agenda to eradicate extreme poverty globally by 2030 and deliver on the promise of sustainable development. The report addressed issues that are crit ...
Posted on 24/12/21
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