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Buildings
Climate
North America
Insights
March 12, 2021

Unpacking the US CLEAN Future Act

  • Buildings
  • coronavirus
  • net zero
  • climate policy
  • climate legislation
  • climate change
  • emissions
  • Energy
  • Energy Access
  • energy efficiency
  • environmental justice
  • GHG emissions
  • renewable energy
  • transportation
The United States Capitol Building at night.
  • Buildings
  • coronavirus
  • net zero
  • climate policy
  • climate legislation
  • climate change
  • emissions
  • Energy
  • Energy Access
  • energy efficiency
  • environmental justice
  • GHG emissions
  • renewable energy
  • transportation
Governance
North America
Insights
September 14, 2020

Local Climate Action in US Proves Resilient to COVID-19

  • Climate
  • Buildings
  • Climate Resilience
  • coronavirus
  • decarbonization
  • reducing methane emissions
  • emissions
  • Energy
  • hfcs
  • renewable energy
  • transportation
  • United States
A windmill with a cloudy sky in the background.
  • Climate
  • Buildings
  • Climate Resilience
  • coronavirus
  • decarbonization
  • reducing methane emissions
  • emissions
  • Energy
  • hfcs
  • renewable energy
  • transportation
  • United States
Europe
Europe
Insights
June 2, 2020

Europe Charts a Course for Sustainable Recovery from COVID-19

  • Buildings
  • Climate Resilience
  • coronavirus
  • land use
  • Europe
  • renewable energy
EU Parliament, Strasbourg, France
  • Buildings
  • Climate Resilience
  • coronavirus
  • land use
  • Europe
  • renewable energy
Energy
Insights
March 3, 2020

Will Mexico Rise to the Zero-carbon Buildings Challenge?

  • Cities
  • Buildings
  • sustainable cities
Mexico City skyline
  • Cities
  • Buildings
  • sustainable cities
Energy
Insights
November 4, 2019

Buildings Are an Ideal but Overlooked Climate Solution

  • Cities
  • Buildings
  • Climate
  • energy efficiency
  • greenhouse gases
Installing a green roof. Zero carbon buildings are viable, flexible and affordable right now. Photo by Ziggy Liloia/Flickr
  • Cities
  • Buildings
  • Climate
  • energy efficiency
  • greenhouse gases
Asia
Asia
Insights
October 24, 2019

Buildings Are a Hidden Source of Indian Cities’ Extreme Heat

  • Energy
  • Cities
  • Buildings
  • India
Tight-packed buildings in Chennai, India
  • Energy
  • Cities
  • Buildings
  • India
Climate
News
September 23, 2019

STATEMENT: UN Climate Summit: Major Economies Fall Short; More Action Needed

  • Buildings
  • climate change
  • energy efficiency
  • international climate policy
  • oceans
  • Buildings
  • climate change
  • energy efficiency
  • international climate policy
  • oceans
Energy
News
September 23, 2019

RELEASE: WRI Leads Zero Carbon Buildings for All Initiative Launched at UN Climate Action Summit

  • Cities
  • Buildings
  • Energy
  • Cities
  • Buildings
  • Energy
Climate
News
September 23, 2019

RELEASE: New global effort on climate change targets 3% increase in energy efficiency per year

  • Energy
  • Buildings
  • Climate
  • energy efficiency
  • Energy
  • Buildings
  • Climate
  • energy efficiency
Cities
Latin America Asia
News
September 19, 2019

RELEASE: New Report Finds National Governments Can Unlock Nearly $24 Trillion by Investing in Zero-Carbon Cities

  • Buildings
  • infrastructure
  • Urban Mobility
  • Cities
  • energy efficiency
  • low carbon development
  • Buildings
  • infrastructure
  • Urban Mobility
  • Cities
  • energy efficiency
  • low carbon development
Energy
Asia
Insights
September 17, 2019

China Is Investing $13 Trillion in Construction. Will It Pursue Zero Carbon Buildings?

  • Cities
  • Buildings
  • Climate
  • Energy
Guangzhou’s Pearl River Tower
  • Cities
  • Buildings
  • Climate
  • Energy
Cities
Europe
Insights
June 28, 2019

Eskisehir, Turkey Leads on Energy-Efficient Buildings

  • Buildings
  • Unlocking Climate Action
  • Cities
  • Energy
  • energy efficiency
Eskişehir, Turkey
  • Buildings
  • Unlocking Climate Action
  • Cities
  • Energy
  • energy efficiency
Cities
Initiatives
April 30, 2019

Building Efficiency Accelerator

Climate
Latin America
Insights
November 13, 2018

Unlocking Climate Action: From Bogota City Hall to the President’s Desk and Back Again

  • Buildings
  • Unlocking Climate Action
  • Climate
  • sustainable cities
Bogota skyline
  • Buildings
  • Unlocking Climate Action
  • Climate
  • sustainable cities
Cities
Insights
September 6, 2018

Can Housing Be Affordable Without Being Efficient?

  • Buildings
  • housing
  • Brazil
  • sustainable cities
Minha Casa, Minha Vida affordable housing project in Brazil
  • Buildings
  • housing
  • Brazil
  • sustainable cities
Cities
Insights
July 26, 2018

Amid Climate Uncertainty, Zero-Carbon Buildings Offer a Guiding North Star

  • Buildings
  • Cities
  • climate change
Mumbai
  • Buildings
  • Cities
  • climate change
Energy
News
June 26, 2018

RELEASE: WRI Receives $2 Million Grant from GEF to Accelerate Building Efficiency

  • Buildings
  • energy efficiency
  • Buildings
  • energy efficiency

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