Tag: Rio+20
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A Renewed Commitment to Buildings and their Social Benefits
Maggie Comstock Policy Analyst U.S. Green Building Council As the dust settles from Rio+20, I finally have a moment to reflect upon the outcomes of the historic Earth Summit Conference. The non-committal nature of the Rio text was a surprise to no one…
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A Renewed Commitment to Buildings and their Social Benefits
Maggie ComstockPolicy AnalystU.S. Green Building CouncilAs the dust settles from Rio+20, I finally have a moment to reflect upon the outcomes of the historic Earth Summit Conference. The non-committal nature of the Rio text was a surprise to no one, yet the identification of buildings as an important strategy for the development of sustainable cities…
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Tokyo’s Urban Cap and Trade for Commercial Buildings Sees Huge Success in First Year of Operation
Maggie Comstock Policy Analyst U.S. Green Building Council Tens of thousands of delegates from diverse backgrounds and geographical regions convened in Rio to protect the future we want through sustainable development policy. While progress was made o…
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We’ve Got the Power – Bummmm…Bumpa…Bumm
Jason Hartke Vice President, National Policy U.S. Green Building Council Cities Arrive in Force at Rio+20 I don’t know if that 1992 pop song “We Got the Power” was meant for cities. But it should have been. It certainly would have been apropos du…
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Is a Sustainable City a Just City?
Maggie Comstock Policy Analyst U.S. Green Building Council In order to accommodate the expected increase in urban population of two billion people by 2030, we would need 200 new cities with populations of 10 million people—think 200 cities larger th…