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    Buildings
    Cities
    Initiatives
    June 14, 2021

    Zero Carbon Building Accelerator

    The Solar Settlement with the Sun Ship in the background: Freiburg, Germany
    Cities
    Initiatives
    April 30, 2019

    Building Efficiency Accelerator

    Cities
    Latin America
    Update
    October 18, 2022

    Bogotá and Cali Connect Local Action to National Ambition to Transform the Buildings Sector

    • Buildings
    • net-zero emissions
    • development
    • Cities
    Aerial view of Bogota, Colombia
    • Buildings
    • net-zero emissions
    • development
    • Cities
    Cities
    Latin America
    Update
    February 19, 2020

    Mexico City Launches Challenge to Reduce Energy Consumption in Buildings

    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Buildings
    • energy efficiency
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Buildings
    • energy efficiency
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    January 2, 2024

    India’s Shift to Low-carbon Construction Must Not Leave Workers Behind

    • Buildings
    • low carbon development
    • GHG emissions
    • Climate
    • National Climate Action
    Construction workers in colorful clothes stand near a cement mixer.
    • Buildings
    • low carbon development
    • GHG emissions
    • Climate
    • National Climate Action
    Climate
    Research
    November 14, 2023

    State of Climate Action 2023

    Wind turbines on grassy field at golden hour.
    Forests
    Insights
    July 20, 2023

    Wood Is Not the Climate-friendly Building Material Some Claim it to Be

    • Food
    • land use
    • Climate
    • commodities
    • Buildings
    unloading log truck at lumber processing mill
    • Food
    • land use
    • Climate
    • commodities
    • Buildings
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    September 23, 2022

    The Health, Economic and Community Benefits of Zero-carbon Buildings

    • Climate
    • Buildings
    • Cities
    • renewable energy
    An apartment building roof in Manhattan has been converted to offer residents the opportunity to garden.
    • Climate
    • Buildings
    • Cities
    • renewable energy
    Cities
    Europe
    Update
    September 21, 2022

    Stakeholder Engagement Underpins a Bold Roadmap to Zero-carbon Buildings in Türkiye

    • low carbon development
    • Cities
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Buildings
    A photo of Istanbul, Turkey from the water
    • low carbon development
    • Cities
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Buildings
    Food
    Outcomes
    September 19, 2022

    Food-Climate Connection Rises on the Global Agenda

    • Top Outcome: 2021
    • Food Loss and Waste
    People picking vegetables at a farmers' market
    • Top Outcome: 2021
    • Food Loss and Waste
    Climate
    Africa
    Outcomes
    September 19, 2022

    South Africa Sets Stronger Emissions-reduction Target

    • Top Outcome: 2021
    Solar panels on rooftop of building in Cape Town, South Africa
    • Top Outcome: 2021
    Climate
    Outcomes
    September 19, 2022

    COP26 Advances Ambitious Climate Action and Nature-based Solutions

    • Top Outcome: 2021
    • International Climate Action
    • nature-based solutions
    Scotland, Glasgow, Clydebank, Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre aka SECC
    • Top Outcome: 2021
    • International Climate Action
    • nature-based solutions
    Finance
    Asia
    Outcomes
    September 19, 2022

    China Commits to Reduce Investment in Overseas Coal Power Projects

    • Top Outcome: 2021
    Men working on the embankments of the Nairobi to Mombasa section of the China funded Standard Gauge Railway Project in Kenya
    • Top Outcome: 2021
    Cities
    North America
    Outcomes
    September 19, 2022

    US Infrastructure Bill Allocates Billions for Clean School Buses, Carbon Removal

    • Top Outcome: 2021
    Multi-ethnic group of elementary age children getting on a school bus
    • Top Outcome: 2021
    Cities
    Latin America
    Outcomes
    September 19, 2022

    Brazil Commits to Reduce Traffic Deaths 50% by 2030

    • Top Outcome: 2021
    • Health & Road Safety
    People and traffic in Sao Paulo, Brazil
    • Top Outcome: 2021
    • Health & Road Safety
    Forests
    Outcomes
    September 19, 2022

    Global Forest Watch Helps Indigenous Peoples Reduce Deforestation

    • Top Outcome: 2021
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    Aerial view over a tropical forest with a river meandering through the canopy
    • Top Outcome: 2021
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    Business
    Outcomes
    September 19, 2022

    Private Equity Firms, Managing $232 Billion in Assets, Set Science-based Emissions Targets

    • Top Outcome: 2021
    buildings in Montreal, Canada
    • Top Outcome: 2021

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