We are only one week away from COP27. It’s time to enable the capacity of the built environment to deliver social value and ensure the resilient solutions we need are implemented in our disrupted world. And it’s time for impactful policy responses from local and regional leaders, to enable this much needed transformation.
Swire Properties: Accelerating actions towards net zero
Swire Properties believes that companies with a strong commitment to improving their sustainable development performance will be better prepared to withstand systemic climatic, social, and economic stresses and volatility.
Why uniting digital and sustainability should be at the core of urban infrastructure
Cities have always been a benchmark for human achievement. As we re-build our economies to support green urbanisation, electric mobility, and counter the causes and effects of climate change, new approaches are needed.
Urban Sequoia: Thinking beyond the high-rise to decarbonise the built environment
Last October, I traveled to Glasgow for COP26 to present Urban Sequoia, a concept to address the climate crisis by designing buildings to act like urban trees.
How whole life carbon emissions assessments will reshape data centres
As in other sectors, tech firms are stepping up their net zero commitments, with many aiming to reduce carbon emissions by 50% by as soon as 2030.
Call for case studies: Yearbook of Global Climate Action
The Yearbook of Global Climate Action is an annual report compiled by the High-Level Champions which provides an important snapshot of climate action globally, highlighting key examples of climate action per thematic area.
USGBC Analyst: Impact of the built environment in the Inflation Reduction Act
The Inflation Reduction Act passed by the U.S. Senate will drive massive reductions in GHG and energy costs of homes and buildings across the U.S.
#BuildingtoCOP27 Coalition meet COP27 Presidency in Egypt
Partners and experts, from the urban and the climate communities discussed concepts and mechanisms to reach more sustainable cities in the Sustainable Cities Initiative Workshop, hosted by the COP27 Presidency of Egypt in collaboration with The United Nations Human Settlements Programme.
France is championing the development of a buildings breakthrough
France is committed to championing the development of a Buildings Breakthrough as part of the Breakthrough Agenda.
Confirmed: COP27 Solutions Day, 17 November
Under Solutions Day, one of three key themes that will be covered includes: sustainable cities, green buildings and resilient infrastructure.