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Climate Change Mitigation – Everyone Can Play a Role
Climate change mitigation requires reducing emissions, transitioning to renewable energy sources and adopting sustainable agricultural practices – from adopting more eco-friendly habits as individuals or advocating for policy changes…
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The Importance of Energy Policy
Energy policy is the way a nation defines and implements its energy needs and goals. It addresses topics like decarbonization, system reliability, technology export potential and economic costs. Sustainable…
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What Is Mixed-Use Development?
Mixed-use developments provide the ideal environment to promote community interaction and enhance city life while stimulating economic growth. Mixed-use development projects also bring additional synergies, including increased foot traffic…
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Green Buildings
Green buildings combine many practices, technologies and materials that help minimize their impact on the natural environment, including minimizing energy use and material consumption while prioritizing indoor environmental quality…
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Transit-Oriented Development
TOD encourages compact city growth by decreasing car dependency, shortening commutes and decreasing exposure to toxic fumes – as well as stimulating local economic activity. TOD (Town Center Districts)…
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Sustainable Urban Infrastructure
Sustainable urban infrastructure refers to equipment and systems that meet people’s basic needs while adhering to all-round sustainability principles. Such infrastructure reduces environmental impacts, prevents losses, and increases ecosystem…
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The Goals of Sustainable Development
Sustainable development seeks to strike a balance between economic development and environmental stewardship, with many businesses adopting practices such as fair labor policies, renewable energy production and sustainable forestry…
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Why Energy Efficiency is Good For Consumers and the Environment
Energy efficiency benefits both consumers and the environment, helping reduce electricity bills and fossil fuel emissions while conserving natural resources and decreasing air pollution. Utilities may find energy efficiency…
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How Smart Cities Are Transforming Cities
Cities have always faced issues like crime, congestion and maintaining public facilities – something which smart tech can play an integral part in solving. However, city officials must carefully…
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Smart Grids
Smart grids use digital technologies to control and oversee the transport of electricity, improving its security, flexibility, reliability and adaptability while saving energy and improving efficiency while maintaining high…