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Net Zero Carbon Buildings Instrument Database

This searchable database from the Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance offers decision-makers helpful tools to guide implementation of net-zero building approaches.

Thu, 08/08/2024 - 20:27
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Banking on Green Buildings

From UNEP's Finance Initiative, this paper offers guidance to banks interested in scaling up investments in green buildings.

Wed, 05/01/2024 - 12:00
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Net Zero Carbon Buildings in Cities: Interdependencies between Policy and Finance

This report offers findings on the challenges and mechanisms behind the transition towards a net zero carbon buildings sector, helping shed light on concrete pathways cities can implement to decarbonize the sector.

Fri, 12/01/2023 - 06:08
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Building Materials and the Climate: Constructing a New Future

Published by UNEP, this report highlights the need to develop new models for decarbonizing building materials, if the world is to reach its goals for net zero emissions from the built environment sector by the mid-century.

Fri, 09/01/2023 - 20:27
a screenshot of the ICLEI Energy Exchanges and UrbanShift webinar on urban cooling
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UrbanShift and Energy Exchanges Webinar on Urban Cooling

Join UrbanShift and ICLEI Energy Exchanges on a webinar exploring policy and design solutions for efficiency in the building cooling sector.

22 Aug 2023
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5 Priorities for Urban Climate Action in 2023 and Beyond

Changing our approach to cities must be at the center of efforts to thwart climate change. As we move further into this decisive decade, here are five critical areas of action for cities.

15 Feb 2023
Cape Town Finance Academy Mayor
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Clean Energy & Buildings Finance Academy

Hosted in Cape Town, this UrbanShift workshop brought together eight cities to discuss the promotion and financing of small-scale clean energy generation on public and private buildings. 

12 Dec 2022
Publication

Laying the Foundations of a Circular Construction Industry

This case study shows how one Finnish city reduced building and construction emissions with innovative circular economy strategies using local materials.

Wed, 01/01/2020 - 19:43
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Reducing Climate Impacts on Urban Sectors

This concise set of policy briefs provides an overview of climate adaptation actions cities can take within eight specific urban sectors, including energy, buildings, mobility, waste, and food systems.

Sat, 06/01/2019 - 18:23
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The Weight of Cities

This report stresses the importance of resource monitoring and the integration of cross-sector urban actions to prepare for urban growth and climate change.

Thu, 03/01/2018 - 21:10

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