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    Buildings U.S. policy
    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
    May 12, 2023

    EPA’s Proposed Rules for Power Plant Emissions: 6 Key Questions, Answered

    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • Clean Energy
    • National Climate Action
    A coal plant in eastern Wyoming spews emissions.
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • Clean Energy
    • National Climate Action
    Climate
    North America
    Technical Perspectives
    March 15, 2023

    CEQ’s Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool Needs to Consider How Burdens Add Up

    • environmental justice
    • Climate Equity
    • U.S. policy
    • Finance
    • Economics
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    The Cleveland, Ohio skyline is seen between two trees and picnic tables.
    • environmental justice
    • Climate Equity
    • U.S. policy
    • Finance
    • Economics
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    January 24, 2023

    2 Years of Justice40: Integrating Environmental Justice into US Climate Policy

    • environmental justice
    • Equity & Governance
    • infrastructure
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • Tracking Climate Action
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    Smokestacks in the background of a neighborhood with rowhouses in Baltimore, MD
    • environmental justice
    • Equity & Governance
    • infrastructure
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • Tracking Climate Action
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    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
    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
    Climate
    North America
    Update
    September 20, 2022

    REMOVE Act of 2022

    • Climate
    • Climate Governance
    • climate policy
    • U.S. policy
    • carbon removal
    • carbon removal legislation & policy
    Climeworks direct air capture plant and sky
    • Climate
    • Climate Governance
    • climate policy
    • U.S. policy
    • carbon removal
    • carbon removal legislation & policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    August 12, 2022

    After Inflation Reduction Act: 5 Ways to Hit the US Emissions Goal

    • Climate
    • Climate Governance
    • climate policy
    • U.S. policy
    • renewable energy
    • electric grid
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Transmission
    A construction worker carries a solar panel across a house roof for installation
    • Climate
    • Climate Governance
    • climate policy
    • U.S. policy
    • renewable energy
    • electric grid
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Transmission
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    August 12, 2022

    Beyond Climate: 6 Big Benefits of the US Inflation Reduction Act

    • Climate
    • U.S. policy
    • climate change
    • Clean Energy
    • electric mobility
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
    Construction workers install solar panels on the roof of a California home
    • Climate
    • U.S. policy
    • climate change
    • Clean Energy
    • electric mobility
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    July 25, 2022

    Innovative Partnerships Bring Community Solar to Low-income Households in the US

    • Clean Energy
    • Equity & Governance
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. policy
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Community Solar
    • Paying for Paris
    Solar field in Denver, Colorado
    • Clean Energy
    • Equity & Governance
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. policy
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Community Solar
    • Paying for Paris
    Cities
    North America
    Insights
    June 21, 2022

    For Vibrant US Cities, Invest in Multi-modal Transportation

    • transportation
    • Urban Mobility
    • electric mobility
    • Equity & Governance
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. policy
    • Climate
    • Health & Road Safety
    Cyclist using the bike lane in a busy urban street.
    • transportation
    • Urban Mobility
    • electric mobility
    • Equity & Governance
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. policy
    • Climate
    • Health & Road Safety
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    May 26, 2022

    7 Ways US Cities Can Make Clean Energy Initiatives More Equitable

    • renewable energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Equity & Governance
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. policy
    • Energy
    Installing rooftop solar panels in upstate New York
    • renewable energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Equity & Governance
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. policy
    • Energy
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    May 18, 2022

    3 Ways US Cities Broke Clean Energy Records in 2021

    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. policy
    Rooftop solar panels in West Seattle
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 10, 2022

    How the US Can Speed its Shift to Climate-smart Infrastructure

    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • Climate
    • Buildings
    • infrastructure
    • carbon removal
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
    Electric vehicle charging station in Austin, TX
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • Climate
    • Buildings
    • infrastructure
    • carbon removal
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles

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