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  The vast majority of global businesses are looking to ramp up their decarbonization efforts at the same time as procuring credible carbon credits to offset emissions they otherwise cannot eliminate. That is the headline conclusion of a major new report from Conservation International and the We Mean Business coalition of blue chip firms, titled…

  The road to decarbonizing transport is looking more promising. Shifting transportation away from cars toward public transport and micromobility options across the world’s cities must roughly double in this decade to align with the Paris Agreement. And between 40 to 80 percent of global miles traveled in cities must be from walking, cycling or…

  Talks of recession aside, one sector is booming: climate tech. On the heels of November’s COP27 talks in Egypt, myriad reports have trumpeted new investments, partnerships, startups and jobs across the low-carbon economy, from climate tech to climate finance, sustainable natural infrastructure to sustainable digital infrastructure. According to U.K. entrepreneur network Tech Nation, the…

Climate change continues to affect the U.S., with record-setting heat waves, wildfires, winter storms and hurricanes causing billions in damages and affecting the lives of millions of Americans. In response to the growing frequency and severity of these events, governments at the local level are working on strategies to reduce their environmental impact and prepare…

  Approach can revolutionize the way facility managers can evaluate building performance. Buildings account for 40 percent of the world’s energy consumption, and according to the Environmental Protection Agency, 30 percent of the energy consumed within a building is wasted through inefficiency. There has been an iterative approach to how various agencies have been trying…

  A&E Insights: AI-powered digital twins are being used as models of a building before its construction has even begun in order to quickly evaluate how certain changes may affect cost, environmental performance, or any other aspect. The use of AI for predictive maintenance is projected to result in a 40% decrease in costs. OpenAI—the…