Energy Access Outlook – from Poverty to Prosperity

...facilities in developing countries is compatible with meeting global climate goals, and prevents millions of premature deaths each year. It would also benefit women the most, as it would free...
Posted On 19 Oct 2017
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Concrete Buildings Emerge as Major Storehouses of Carbon from the Atmosphere

...by concrete can help us develop better strategies to mitigate the impacts of climate change. As this paper and several of the studies reviewed clearly show, carbonation in cement products...
Posted On 26 Jun 2019
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Why Is Sustainability Crucial for Facilities Management?

...in the best interests of society. Climate change and all its consequences already affect communities, harming human health, food security, clean water supply, transportation and much more. For example, extreme...
Posted On 10 Apr 2020
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Electric vehicle sales promise shock for Big Oil

...eat into oil demand and the industry’s profits. The oil majors’ myopic position presents a serious investor risk,” he told the Climate News Network. Expectations far lower The report looks...
Posted On 13 Jul 2018
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Living water: Northern Indigenous communities’ use and perceptions of drinking water

...on the planet are found in northern Canada, in the Northwest Territories, home of only about 45,000 residents. However, resource development and climate change, colonial relations and historical polluting industrial...
Posted On 13 Jun 2022
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How Businesses Can Avoid Greenwashing Their Sustainability Goals

...Americans want businesses to take the lead in driving climate change. In an effort to meet these environmental demands from consumers, some companies have pursued dishonest greenwashing tactics to attract...
Posted On 23 Jun 2021

Plastics leave permanent legacy

...the mass of all the plastic bottles, bags, cups, toys, instruments and fabrics ever produced and tracked its whereabouts, as yet another index of the phenomenal change to the face...
Posted On 24 Jul 2017
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The Devastating Consequences of Natural Disasters Must Inform Building Codes

...recurring in 50 years. As extreme weather events due to climate change start to occur in areas where they were not known to happen before, the retrofitting of existing public...
Posted On 08 Nov 2021