What does the outcome of #COP27 mean for elevating the built environment as a critical sector for the transition to a resilient and zero emissions future?
In my wrap up blog, we reflect on the good, the challenging & the potential seen at the Africa COP.
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Super excited to have co-authored to this global occupant-level behavioural study published at nature.com/articles/s4159
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So many! To name a few: & changing #BuiltEnvironment worldwide through radical collaboration. in EU. on lots, particularly Building Performance Standards. And my colleague is absolutely a #NetZeroHero #NetZeroNow
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Q14: Share with us a person or organization that you consider to be a true #NetZeroHero - what are they doing that is making a difference in helping to get to #NetZeroNow?
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Net Zero Buildings Week is here! A call to action to change the way we build! Keep your eyes peeled for resources coming from @ArupGroup and of course !
#NetZeroNow
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We’re joining in Net Zero Buildings Week! Talking up the benefits of #netzero buildings, sharing resources, & highlighting Net Zero Heroes 
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First up, clear policy pathways to reaching zero carbon buildings are key!
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First up, clear policy pathways to reaching zero carbon buildings are key!
Feast youron this! bit.ly/38PYRbO #NetZeroNow2
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📸 #SundaySnapshot: Post-launch faces
Congratulating the vibrant and dynamic team at #NITIAayog for their efforts in facilitating the launch of the #LiFE movement.
We encourage everyone to be a part of the #ProPlanetPeople initiative.
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This #WorldEnvironmentDay and I reflect on the enormous potential in greening our existing buildings by understanding their #energyperformance; let’s make our #buildingsbetter for a better environment.
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#MCOpinion | The goal to keep #ClimateChange under 1.5 degrees cannot be achieved if our buildings do not attempt to transition to low carbon consumption in the next few decades.
Read on 
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@malaviyasumedha & @DhilonSubraman1 
#GlobalWarming
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May 10th we're talking with experts in #Egypt, #India, and #Mexico to learn how they are using #greenbuilding upgrading for healthy, sustainable, resilient communities!
bit.ly/39uxKTH #housing #informalsettlements
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May 10th we're talking with experts in #Egypt, #India, and #Mexico to learn how they are using #greenbuilding upgrading for healthy, sustainable, resilient communities!
bit.ly/39uxKTH #housing #informalsettlements
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Low-income urban residents are particularly susceptible to the impacts of the #ClimateCrisis as they often live in high-risk areas w/o basic infrastructure. Find out how govts are using green upgrading to improve lives & tackle climate change on May 10!
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ZCBA is truly global now! 6 additional subnational jurisdictions join the #ZeroCarbonBuildingAccelerator! We will be working with them to develop ZCB action plans and identifying implementation pilots. Read on to know more about these cities and counties
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As part of WRI's Zero Carbon Building Accelerator, six new cities and local governments across India, Kenya & Costa Rica are working to decarbonize buildings by 2050 while delivering on co-benefits like improved air quality and green jobs.
Read on: thecityfix.com/blog/six-citie
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Looking forward to participating in this, talking about the Zero Carbon Building Accelerator and listening to voices from LatAm cities and countries on what it would take to #decarbonize buildings sector in the region
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Join our 1st #AmericasRegion webinar 2022!
Learn from #sustainability experts how Latin American cities & governments are driving #climateambition in the #builtenvironmnet – from #energyefficiency policies, to #netzero roadmaps.
28 April, 10–12 CT.
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Join our 1st #AmericasRegion webinar 2022!
Learn from #sustainability experts how Latin American cities & governments are driving #climateambition in the #builtenvironmnet – from #energyefficiency policies, to #netzero roadmaps.
28 April, 10–12 CT.
➡️ bit.ly/3EoSbwC
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TODAY | Achieving decarbonization targets requires an understanding of the efficiency levels of existing buildings and energy performance benchmarking helps establish baseline energy performance. Join us for the launch of our working paper: wri-india.org/events/working
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The world needs sustainable buildings that not just are well-designed beautiful structures but respond to needs of people living, working or studying in them; And Kéré’s work exemplifies that
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It is now very clear that #EnergyEfficiency can reduce fuel import dependence, lessen exposure to energy price volatility, and contribute to #ClimateChange mitigation while making systems and societies more #Resilient.🔗
💡coolcoalition.org/accelerating-e
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"There’s a lot of evidence that shows that this language biases the public to think that this fossil fuel is cleaner than it is," says about #NaturalGas
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Join us for the launch of this interesting publication examining for the 1st time, the feasibility of city-wide #energyperformance #benchmarking of buildings
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In 2020, 50 office spaces in #Kochi were benchmarked as per their #energy performance. The study was aimed at developing a methodology for a city-wide energy benchmarking exercises in #India. Join us for the release of this report.
#RegisterNow: wri.zoom.us/webinar/regist
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Uttara and I write about the need for allocation of #finance to provide #reliableelectricity for better health and education service delivery. In .
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My colleagues Uttara Narayan and @namginoya argue for better integration of #CleanEnergy with #healthcare
& #education sector policies.
@sujakrao @ramreddy @DivyamNagpal
@thecleannetwork @WRIIndia @WorldResources @WRIEnergy @WRIEquity @cosmasochieng
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India has committed to net-zero GHG emissions by 2070—but how can it reach this goal? Significant cuts in carbon are possible by changing behavior.
Join our webinar on February 24 to learn more. #BehavioralScience #energyefficiency
wri-india.org/events/shiftin
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By scaling up a program that uses #behavioralscience to reduce home energy use, India can help reduce emissions & boost household savings across communities. Learn more in a webinar hosted by February 24: wri.zoom.us/webinar/regist
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Promoting energy savings in buildings through Esco models missed an important link between public health and efficiently built environments write , & in
Read here: economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-com
#Buildingsefficiency
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Join , 's Living Lab for Equitable Climate Action & for the release of the paper "Shifting Household Energy Use in #Bangalore, India: Using Behaviourally Informed Energy Reports"
📅 24 Feb
⏰3 pm-4.30 PM IST
Register: wri.zoom.us/webinar/regist
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Looking forward to hearing and discussing the Zero Carbon Building Accelerator in #Colombia with our partners next week!
#building #decarbonization #sustainabledevelopment
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Long-term success in building #decarbonization requires working with stakeholders from every sector! Learn how our #ZeroCarbon Building Accelerator is including all these voices into the national roadmap & local action plans in Colombia!
Register here
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Long-term success in building #decarbonization requires working with stakeholders from every sector! Learn how our #ZeroCarbon Building Accelerator is including all these voices into the national roadmap & local action plans in Colombia!
Register here▶️
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For those who missed, released its working paper yesterday “Learnings for Tamil Nadu From Grid-Connected Agricultural Solar Photovoltaic Schemes In India”.
Watch key highlights of the paper here: youtu.be/6Yc4OinyK54
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This is good news for our #energyefficiency sector. States setting EE targets, developing and implementing action plans to achieve them has significant transformative potential.
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We heard from that demand flexibility must be made a priority especially since the highest peak at the system is happening for less than a fraction of 1% and resource adequacy becomes very important.
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LIVE NOW: Leveraging demand flexibility to make Indian #power grid resilient, reliable & cost-effective
"Time has come to work on demand side; to make it smart & flexible. We need awareness, policies, & participation for demand response."- @sksoonee (@PosocoIndia) twitter.com/AEEE_India/sta…
LIVE NOW: Leveraging demand flexibility to make Indian #power grid resilient, reliable & cost-effective
"Time has come to work on demand side; to make it smart & flexible. We need awareness, policies, & participation for demand response."- @sksoonee (@PosocoIndia) twitter.com/AEEE_India/sta…Show this thread
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40 stakeholders from built environment, financing, and energy technology have come together to create the Building Value Framework, which will facilitate accelerated investment in #decarbonising #buildings.
Read new paper: buff.ly/33TORvH
#NetZeroCities
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New article by 's Tirthankar Mandal, & explains how India's loss-ridden #discoms can find a win-win for themselves and India's small businesses community with #RenewableEnergy.
Read more at: ow.ly/563450HC5B6?
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Learn about how our partners are advancing the Zero Carbon Building Accelerator (ZCBA) in Colombia through national and subnational stakeholder working groups wri.org/update/how-sta via ; @ClayNesler
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In order to keep ourselves, our #cities & our planet cool, we need #sustainable #cooling solutions that don't rely on super-polluting #HFCs or vast amounts of #energy.
Learn more about how #SustainableCooling can help us #BeatTheHeat ➡️ unep.org/resources/repo #CoolingForAll
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This neat infographic from 2021 Global Status report for Buildings and Construction of sums key changes in the #buildings sector b/w 2015 and 2020. Check out the full report here-globalabc.org/sites/default/ @ClayNesler
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Special Collection of Buildings and Cities on Alternatives to air conditioning: policies, design, technologies, behaviours launched. More papers will be added soon journal-buildingscities.org/collections/sp
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Colleagues @ClayNesler reflect on #COP26 takeaways for the buildings sector, as we work with countries and cities on national and subnational roadmaps to #buildings #decarbonization under #zerocarbonbuildingsaccelerator
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As we're closing out 2021, @ClayNesler and I looked back at #COP26 and what's ahead for #netzero #sustainablebuildings. @WRIRossCities & @WRIEnergy we got alotta work to do!
5 Takeaways for Decarbonizing Buildings from COP26
thecityfix.com/blog/5-takeawa
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As we're closing out 2021, @ClayNesler and I looked back at #COP26 and what's ahead for #netzero #sustainablebuildings. & we got alotta work to do!
5 Takeaways for Decarbonizing Buildings from COP26
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#EnergyAccessExplorer is an open source geospatial platform which integrates the state’s energy infrastructure with its health & education counterparts.
Click here to know more about the tool:
energyaccessexplorer.org (2/2)
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. conducted a capacity building & training workshop in #Ranchi today for stakeholders as a follow up to the launch of #EnergyAccessExplorer tool in Jharkhand. The training was attended by 15 stakeholders. (1/2)
#SDG7forAll #EnergyAccess #GIS #Training
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