Scientists have looked at conditions in nine of the world’s 200 nations. They found that if the world keeps its promises in the Paris Agreement, of containing global heating to “well below 2 degrees Celsius (°C) by 2100″, millions of lives could be saved. The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change says in the journal Lancet […]
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A Crucial Year to Rebuild Trust The Davos Agenda is a pioneering mobilisation of global leaders to shape the principles, policies and partnerships needed in this challenging new context. The Davos Agenda 2021, World Economic Forum’s virtual event, convened under the theme: A Crucial Year to Rebuild Trust. It gathered the world’s foremost leaders to […]
Net-zero carbon roadmaps and science-based carbon reduction targets across all businesses to be developed by 2022 January 2021 — Frasers Property Limited announced its official commitment to be a net-zero carbon corporation by 2050. This is one of five new sustainability goals that the firm established in FY2020 and published in its latest sustainability report. Panote Sirivadhanabhakdi, Group Chief Executive Officer […]
February 2021 — Canopy Sands Development, a member of Prince Holding Group, approved a master plan for Ream City developed by Surbana Jurong Group, a global urban, infrastructure and managed services consultancy headquartered in Singapore. The master plan specifies a land use plan for the 834-hectare project requiring total investments estimated at US$16 billion. It […]
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According to a United Nations report published in 2017, nearly 5 billion people are expected to live in cities by 2030. Governments are faced with substantial challenges related to housing solutions. Seeking to provide affordable housing, TECLA is a new circular housing model that is created using entirely reusable, recyclable materials taken from the local […]
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Twenty-five years ago, the advent of Green building created a brand new market. Today, this industry is worth a trillion dollars worldwide. The stipulations about energy and water efficiency as well as waste and greenhouse gas reduction that underpin every building certification have been widely accepted as best practice across the globe. Health and well-being […]
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With the dramatic changes swept in by COVID-19, rigid school and office hours have given way to a more flexible system of working, hence putting less pressure on transport systems and energy grids. This was heard at a net-zero cities panel organised by the World Economic Forum. Image from C40 Cities “If you can actually […]
“Zero-emission zones are now more than ever such a great opportunity to both lock in the air quality benefits and also capitalise on the ability to restructure and reallocate public space in a meaningful way,” said Lina Fedirko, ClimateWorks Foundation. “We need to ensure that we get community input from all stakeholders and all community […]
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Imagine a world with no wastes, no pollution; where animals and plants on land and in the oceans prosper from the existence of humans as much as we do from the biology and geophysics of the Earth. Is this impossible? Or must life on Earth be a zero-sum game between humanity and other species? A […]
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This project design won the first prize in an international competition for the Thu Thiem Central Plaza and Riverside Park, organised by ICA and Sazaki in 2008. The central plaza and river park is a multifunctional realm, a poetic signature of the natural geography. The design is not merely a plan drawn on the surface—it […]
This is a school for 76 children, which is built in the playground of a former facility. Under the characteristic big roof, the architects selected natural materials for the walls, floorings and ceilings. Blurring the boundaries In the dining area, children can have their meals in proximity of natural light and wind, thanks to the […]
Why is it so important to decarbonise cities? Cities represent humanity’s greatest achievements—and greatest challenges. From inequality to air pollution, poorly designed cities are feeling the strain as 68 per cent of humanity is predicted to live in urban areas by 2050. The cities in which more than half of us live account for nearly […]
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