Way to go, USA!! Sad that people in the US are not doing their part in containing the spread of the virus so we can ALL get back to normal faster!! Such a shame! 😩😩 https://t.co/V1paf0gd1D
Many were inspired by what Dr. Dan Doctoroff, CEO of Sidewalk Labs, was trying to achieve. Truly unfortunate he is stepping down. May God bless him!! https://t.co/JLJ9LzCcSU
Does this change anything on what we need to do??
“ … Fidelity Investments with $4.2 trillion AUMs agrees with what zero emission pledges like GFANZ are doing but has opted to “make independent commitments rather than sign on to shared pledges …” https://t.co/I2gGrCK17q
“… the government is effectively subsidising oil and gas production with billions of pounds in handouts, which conflicts with its legal duty to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.” https://t.co/OhkGSTghLA
Hope some of you will join us for this 2nd module on decarbing existing asset portfolios … drive down EUI (kWh/m2a) which drives down carbon AND increases profits!! Let’s learn together how!! https://t.co/kKXunbHw2K
A great question posed to Ed Mazria, “The one thing that I’m frustrated by is, I don’t know if we can depend on the “market” to create solutions to a problem essentially created by the market. It’s a vicious cycle, a weird loop.” I totally agree with this https://t.co/Eb7MHxni9r
Is the notion of smart cities dead?!! What is your opinion??
What if we approached it with “effective urban design — density, walkability, mixed use so people don’t have to drive long distances, and efficient, clean public transportation … “ https://t.co/ffqPxlkswq
Kudos to the clean energy industry for a record year. Let’s keep it going … the IEA estimates the world needs to add 630GW of new solar AND 390GW of new wind power every year by 2030 in order to reach net zero goals!! https://t.co/quuLxkZBGc
I think we all understand WHY we need to decarbonize our buildings ... this Executive Series is to focus on the HOW to drive down carbon and drive down energy bills. And, by so doing, we can drive up annual profits (NOI) and asset valuations of our real…https://t.co/ijJQuowRUS
Final report card for global leaders on Climate Change. Global commitments fall short of 1.5C. The pact calls for countries to revisit and strengthen their 2030 emissions targets over the next year. Good to see a focus on nearer term goals to 2030. https://t.co/hRbK3cMoUu
“Despite pledges made at the climate summit COP26, the world is still nowhere near its goals on limiting global temperature rise, a new analysis shows.
It calculates that the world is heading for 2.4C of warming, far more than the 1.5C limit …” https://t.co/5BD53SWqok
Kudos!
“… the text includes a call for governments to "accelerate the phasing-out of coal and subsidies for fossil fuels", which is thought to be among the first times such a call has been included in a UNFCCC Climate Summit text, even in draft form.” https://t.co/IpWL9wFvAq
JLL’s Decarbonising the Built Environment report found that only 18% of organizations have an action plan for their real estate portfolio.
… please let us know if you are interested in our ULI Executive Learning Series. For C-Suite executives. https://t.co/H667GnNO2G
Some good things happening at COP26 in Glasgow. At the start of 2020, the sum total of financial capital committed to hitting net-zero emissions was $5 trillion, compared with the $130 trillion this week. https://t.co/8kpSoby3Ww
Kudos to Microsoft!! Committing to carbon negative by 2030 and by 2050 remove from the environment all the carbon the company has emitted since it was founded in 1975.” https://t.co/Vcm09DO1CX
Boston will require all buildings over 20,000 ft2 to achieve zero carbon emissions by 2050 under a new ordinance approved on Sept. 22 … affects about 4% of the city’s commercial and residential buildings that produce 60% of the city’s building emissions. https://t.co/FBxBeu3R4t
“The legislation is expected to become law in April 2022. More than 1,300 of the country’s largest publicly listed companies and financial institutions to provide reporting in line with the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). https://t.co/Apz1QSsXNz