GlobalABC Roadmap for Buildings and Construction: Towards a Zero-Emission, Efficient and Resilient Buildings and Construction Sector
Decarbonizing buildings across their entire life cycle calls for the transformation of the buildings and construction sector. The transformation requires greater collaboration among policymakers at all jurisdictional levels as well as with urban planners, architects, developers, investors, construction companies, and ...
Posted on 29/04/22
City Policy Framework for Dramatically Reducing Embodied Carbon
This is a framework for cities and other government bodies to develop a strategy, action plan, and policies in response to the climate emergency. It is a manual and blueprint to dramatically reduce embodied carbon from the manufacture, transport, use, and life-cycle end of construction material. It helps cities in re ...
Posted on 25/04/22
Towards Embodied Carbon Benchmarks for Buildings in Europe – Summary Report
Developers, investors and policymakers must respond with urgency to the threatening climate and ecosystem crisis and set targets aligning with the 2015 Paris Agreement. All participants in the new-build and building renovation value chain must cooperate to establish a standard performance system based on sustainable a ...
Posted on 21/04/22
Environmental Conflicts and Defenders: A Global Overview
Environmental defenders are individuals and collectives who take action to protect the environment and to protest unjust and unsustainable use of resources. This paper provides insight on the characteristics of environmental conflicts, the engaged environmental defenders, and successful mobilization strategies. The p ...
Posted on 19/04/22
Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change – Summary for Policymakers
Under 3.2 °C warming, 49% of insects, 44% of plants and 26% of vertebrates are at great risk of extinction. Best-case scenarios lead to a median range of 2.9–3.2°C in 2100 for current policies and 2.4–2.9°C in 2100 for 2030 pledges. If the targets were promptly and fully implemented, some estimate this could bring te ...
Posted on 10/04/22
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