Paul Marquis, the education coordinator for NEXUS Green Building Resource Center, discusses green-building economics, life-cycle costing and total cost of ownership, and rebate and incentive programs available to homeowners.
Exploring the economic and environmental benefits of solar energy generation ...Alexander Decker
1) The document examines the economic and environmental benefits of solar energy generation in Nigeria. It discusses how fossil fuels are depleting and polluting, while renewable energy like solar presents a clean alternative.
2) It evaluates the potential for solar power to generate electricity for most Nigerian residents in an economic and environmentally viable way. International agreements to limit greenhouse gas emissions and climate change are also discussed.
3) The paper argues that adopting and utilizing solar energy would be important for Nigeria's growth and development, given its adequate sunshine. Barriers to solar energy adoption need to be removed.
Philanthropy for the Climate-Change Challenge with John P. Holdrenpackard343comm
Dr. John P. Holdren, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Co-Chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), presented to the David and Lucile Packard Foundation's Board of Trustees on the state of climate policies and action in the United States and worldwide. The Packard Foundation is deeply invested in climate change mitigation efforts and welcomed the opportunity to discuss with Dr. Holdren where philanthropic funding may have the most impact.
Dr pachauris bio economy presentation aug12 2013Katri Vuorjoki
"Changing climate - Is resource efficiency a way out of crisis?"
All countries must take more action. Otherwise the climate change will continue steadily. As a result, there is a growing risk that different types of crisis and the struggle for increasingly scarce natural resources, such as clean water, will become more common. Could resource efficiency boost growth at country level and, in this way, prevent conflicts? And what would be the role of resource efficiency in the recovery from conflicts? What are the challenges and opportunities of the bioeconomy in the slowing down of climate change?
Very topical morning seminar in Joensuu Eastern Finland pointed out the relationship between resource efficiency, development and conflicts on the one hand and the relationship between climate change and bioeconomy on the other.
Speeches were given by Doctor Rajendra K. Pachauri, Chairman of IPCC and Heidi Hautala, Finland’s Minister for International Development.
The seminar, organised by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, TERI and the Nordic office of TERI, served as an introduction to the Koli Forum that will take place between 17 and 19 September.
More information is also available at
http://koliforum.fi/
This document discusses strategies for transitioning to a green economy proposed by various international organizations. It provides examples of green economy initiatives in key areas like buildings, appliances, transportation, lighting, and industry implemented by G8 countries. Specific policies promoted include super insulation standards for new buildings, regulations on standby power and eco-design of appliances, fuel efficiency standards and eco-driving programs for vehicles, phasing out incandescent bulbs, and energy management programs for industry. International consensus indicates these types of coordinated policy measures can significantly reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions over the long term.
This document discusses the role of energy in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It states that the SDGs cannot be achieved without conservation and sustainable use of energy, as each goal requires energy. It then summarizes how access to affordable, reliable energy is essential for reducing poverty and hunger, improving health and education, achieving gender equality, ensuring access to water, supporting economic growth, enabling industrialization, promoting sustainable cities and communities, addressing climate change, and fostering global partnerships. The document emphasizes that sustainable energy development and cooperation between all nations is needed to achieve the energy-related targets of the SDGs and create a cleaner, more equitable world.
This document discusses green growth as an approach to economic development that considers environmental sustainability. It defines green growth as low-carbon economic growth that integrates economic, social, and environmental pillars of sustainable development. The document outlines green growth paths like eco-efficiency and eco-effectiveness, and strategies to address climate change through investments in infrastructure, cleaner production, and environmental laws. It also discusses promoting green growth in the Philippines through the Clean Development Mechanism and challenges to implementing green strategies.
REDD+ is a mechanism to incentivize developing countries to protect and better manage their forests. It aims to make standing forests more valuable than cleared forests by creating a financial value for the carbon stored in trees. Developed countries would pay developing countries carbon offsets for maintaining their forest carbon stocks. REDD+ was established in 2005 within the UNFCCC to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. It pursues plans and programs to identify drivers of forest loss, encourage sustainable forest management, and enhance carbon stocks. REDD+ investment can help transition economies toward green development by valuing ecosystem services provided by forests. Implementation of REDD+ involves designing national plans, economic and political factors, and assessing impacts on forests and
This document outlines key points about climate change, its impacts, and adaptation efforts in India and the UK. It discusses:
1) Key findings from the IPCC on the impacts of climate change globally and for India, including increased temperatures, sea level rise, and more extreme weather events.
2) How climate change threatens achievement of the UN Millennium Development Goals and endangers India's development by worsening issues like water scarcity, food insecurity, and health impacts.
3) The UK and India's commitments and leadership on international climate agreements like the UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol, as well as domestic policies and research on adaptation.
Exploring the economic and environmental benefits of solar energy generation ...Alexander Decker
1) The document examines the economic and environmental benefits of solar energy generation in Nigeria. It discusses how fossil fuels are depleting and polluting, while renewable energy like solar presents a clean alternative.
2) It evaluates the potential for solar power to generate electricity for most Nigerian residents in an economic and environmentally viable way. International agreements to limit greenhouse gas emissions and climate change are also discussed.
3) The paper argues that adopting and utilizing solar energy would be important for Nigeria's growth and development, given its adequate sunshine. Barriers to solar energy adoption need to be removed.
Philanthropy for the Climate-Change Challenge with John P. Holdrenpackard343comm
Dr. John P. Holdren, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Co-Chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), presented to the David and Lucile Packard Foundation's Board of Trustees on the state of climate policies and action in the United States and worldwide. The Packard Foundation is deeply invested in climate change mitigation efforts and welcomed the opportunity to discuss with Dr. Holdren where philanthropic funding may have the most impact.
Dr pachauris bio economy presentation aug12 2013Katri Vuorjoki
"Changing climate - Is resource efficiency a way out of crisis?"
All countries must take more action. Otherwise the climate change will continue steadily. As a result, there is a growing risk that different types of crisis and the struggle for increasingly scarce natural resources, such as clean water, will become more common. Could resource efficiency boost growth at country level and, in this way, prevent conflicts? And what would be the role of resource efficiency in the recovery from conflicts? What are the challenges and opportunities of the bioeconomy in the slowing down of climate change?
Very topical morning seminar in Joensuu Eastern Finland pointed out the relationship between resource efficiency, development and conflicts on the one hand and the relationship between climate change and bioeconomy on the other.
Speeches were given by Doctor Rajendra K. Pachauri, Chairman of IPCC and Heidi Hautala, Finland’s Minister for International Development.
The seminar, organised by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, TERI and the Nordic office of TERI, served as an introduction to the Koli Forum that will take place between 17 and 19 September.
More information is also available at
http://koliforum.fi/
This document discusses strategies for transitioning to a green economy proposed by various international organizations. It provides examples of green economy initiatives in key areas like buildings, appliances, transportation, lighting, and industry implemented by G8 countries. Specific policies promoted include super insulation standards for new buildings, regulations on standby power and eco-design of appliances, fuel efficiency standards and eco-driving programs for vehicles, phasing out incandescent bulbs, and energy management programs for industry. International consensus indicates these types of coordinated policy measures can significantly reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions over the long term.
This document discusses the role of energy in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It states that the SDGs cannot be achieved without conservation and sustainable use of energy, as each goal requires energy. It then summarizes how access to affordable, reliable energy is essential for reducing poverty and hunger, improving health and education, achieving gender equality, ensuring access to water, supporting economic growth, enabling industrialization, promoting sustainable cities and communities, addressing climate change, and fostering global partnerships. The document emphasizes that sustainable energy development and cooperation between all nations is needed to achieve the energy-related targets of the SDGs and create a cleaner, more equitable world.
This document discusses green growth as an approach to economic development that considers environmental sustainability. It defines green growth as low-carbon economic growth that integrates economic, social, and environmental pillars of sustainable development. The document outlines green growth paths like eco-efficiency and eco-effectiveness, and strategies to address climate change through investments in infrastructure, cleaner production, and environmental laws. It also discusses promoting green growth in the Philippines through the Clean Development Mechanism and challenges to implementing green strategies.
REDD+ is a mechanism to incentivize developing countries to protect and better manage their forests. It aims to make standing forests more valuable than cleared forests by creating a financial value for the carbon stored in trees. Developed countries would pay developing countries carbon offsets for maintaining their forest carbon stocks. REDD+ was established in 2005 within the UNFCCC to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. It pursues plans and programs to identify drivers of forest loss, encourage sustainable forest management, and enhance carbon stocks. REDD+ investment can help transition economies toward green development by valuing ecosystem services provided by forests. Implementation of REDD+ involves designing national plans, economic and political factors, and assessing impacts on forests and
This document outlines key points about climate change, its impacts, and adaptation efforts in India and the UK. It discusses:
1) Key findings from the IPCC on the impacts of climate change globally and for India, including increased temperatures, sea level rise, and more extreme weather events.
2) How climate change threatens achievement of the UN Millennium Development Goals and endangers India's development by worsening issues like water scarcity, food insecurity, and health impacts.
3) The UK and India's commitments and leadership on international climate agreements like the UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol, as well as domestic policies and research on adaptation.
Understanding the climate change and sustainable developmentRuwanNishanthaGamage
The document discusses climate change, sustainable development, and solutions. It provides background on climate science, impacts of climate change, key global agreements like the UNFCCC and Paris Agreement, and national commitments like Sri Lanka's NDC's. It emphasizes that climate change and sustainable development are interlinked, and achieving their shared goals will require urgent action, inequality reduction, and commitment from all parties given the challenges and limited time remaining. Overall solutions discussed include reducing emissions and waste, behavioral and policy changes, technology transfers, and drawdown projects targeting areas like refrigerants, renewable energy, and reforestation.
Lecture 7: Urban Climate Change Mitigation and AdaptationESD UNU-IAS
The document discusses Dr. Riyanti Djalante's background and expertise in areas related to climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction. It includes her educational background, current role at the United Nations University, research interests, and consultancy experience working with various organizations on projects in Indonesia. The final section provides an outline for a presentation on cities and climate change mitigation and adaptation.
India has made sustainable development a national priority through various policies and initiatives. It established the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in 1985 to coordinate this effort. Key pillars of India's approach include promoting social development, environmental protection, and economic growth. India also actively participates in global climate change discussions and signed the Paris Agreement in 2015 with targets of reducing emissions intensity, increasing non-fossil fuel use, and creating a carbon sink.
Sustainable Development Goals and Climate Change Felix Dodds
This is a presentation made at the UNC GREAT DECISIONS
an outreach program of the Foreign Policy Association - it can be seen online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4miLnnVTH-Q and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qirvqOPd_dA
This document summarizes key points about climate change adaptation from a paper by Dr. Sarah Ahmed. It discusses the vulnerability of developing countries to climate change impacts, the need to enhance adaptive capacity. Adaptation measures include policy, technology, monitoring, and risk sharing. Estimates suggest adaptation will cost $86-100 billion annually by 2015. Accurate cost information is essential for policymaking but difficult to obtain. The document then outlines India's National Action Plan on Climate Change and its focus on both mitigation and adaptation through various missions and sectors. Adaptation costs in India are estimated to be 0.88-2.17% of GDP from 2004-2007.
The World Bank has established a new climate action plan to address increasing climate challenges, including impacts on public health, coastlines, cities, water availability and food security. The plan sets ambitious targets by 2020, such as producing 30 gigawatts of renewable energy, mobilizing $25 billion in private financing for clean energy, quadrupling funding for climate-resilient transport, and bringing early warning systems to 100 million people. The World Bank will help countries develop policies and plans to reduce carbon pollution and integrate climate considerations into urban planning, agriculture, forestry and fisheries.
The document discusses strategies for mitigating and adapting to the impacts of climate change and sea level rise in coastal cities. It recommends compact urban planning and development approaches like increasing density, diversity of land uses, and accessibility to public transit to reduce carbon emissions. Adaptation strategies include revising building codes, investing in education, and developing climate action plans that address issues like public health, infrastructure, water supply, and ecosystems. Coastal cities should also work to develop low-carbon economies, lifestyles, and policy frameworks.
The document discusses environmental sustainability and the challenges and solutions related to achieving it. It introduces the concept of sustainable development as meeting present needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet their own needs. It outlines 17 Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the UN in 2015 aimed at ending poverty, protecting the planet, and ensuring peace and prosperity by 2030. The challenges to environmental sustainability include rewarding the wrong activities, industrializing biological systems, treating nature like a slave, pollution and poverty, and selfish short-term thinking. Feasible solutions proposed are restricting renewable resource use, substituting non-renewables, becoming more input efficient, controlling pollution, controlling population growth, developing environmental ethics, and taking personal responsibility for protecting the environment
Mitigation and adaptation of climate change in aquacultureramjan5
This document discusses mitigation and adaptation strategies for climate change in aquaculture. It notes that aquaculture production will need to increase significantly to meet growing global food demand, but faces challenges from climate change impacts like rising temperatures, sea levels, and extreme weather. The document outlines how climate change affects aquaculture through impacts on ecosystems, operations, communities and economies. It emphasizes the need for climate-smart aquaculture and resilient species to help ensure food security under changing conditions.
Join leading pollution experts from around the world for a conversation on the challenges of protecting the world’s marine environment from plastics.
Learn more: https://www.wri.org/events/2019/07/greening-governance-seminar-series-plastics-polluting-ocean
Part of WRI's Greening Governance seminar series.
This document discusses the need to transition to a green economy. It provides definitions of a green economy as one that drives economic growth and jobs through reducing environmental degradation and resource use. Investing 2% of global GDP annually in key green sectors like agriculture, manufacturing, and renewable energy could stimulate higher long-term growth while preserving natural capital and reducing poverty and inequality compared to business as usual. Case studies show countries investing in green stimulus and sectors seeing benefits like new export opportunities and improved trade balances.
The impact of climate change on the achievement of the post-2015 Sustainable...CDKN
This year, governments will agree Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the period to 2030, and a new global climate agreement, to take effect from 2020. Together, these could set the course for environmental sustainability and human well-being this century. The agreements together offer a once-in-a generation opportunity to end extreme poverty, create climate resilience and avoid dangerous levels of climate change by committing to zero net carbon emissions.
This powerpoint shares the key messages from CDKN, Metroeconomica and HR Wallingford on the relationship between climate change and the sustainable development goals.
This document provides an overview and analysis of global climate and energy trends and policies. It finds that the world is not on track to meet the agreed target of limiting global temperature rise to 2°C compared to pre-industrial levels. Current policies suggest a likely temperature increase between 3.6-5.3°C. The report identifies four policy measures that could reduce emissions enough to keep the 2°C target alive while negotiations continue, including reducing fossil fuel subsidies, phasing out inefficient coal power, accelerating energy efficiency, and reducing methane emissions. It argues more ambitious action is needed after 2020 to achieve deeper emissions cuts.
Climate Change: Implications for CitiesECFoundation
The Fifth Assessment Report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is the
most comprehensive and relevant analysis of our changing climate. It provides the scientific fact base that will be used around the world to formulate
climate policies in the coming years.This document is one of a series synthesizing the most pertinent findings of AR5 for specific economic and business sectors. It was born of the belief that the cities sector could make more use of AR5, which is long and highly technical, if it were distilled into an accurate, accessible, timely, relevant and readable summary. Although the information presented here is a ‘translation’ of the key content relevant to this sector from AR5, this summary report adheres to the rigorous scientific basis of the original source material.
Grateful thanks are extended to all reviewers from both the science and business communities for their time, effort and invaluable feedback on this document. The basis for information presented in this overview report can be found in the fully-referenced and peer-reviewed IPCC technical and scientific background reports at: www.ipcc.ch
The Brundtland Commission was established in 1983 by the UN to address global environmental deterioration and pursue sustainable development. The Commission was chaired by Gro Harlem Brundtland and in 1987 published the report "Our Common Future", which defined sustainable development as "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." The report addressed issues like population, food security, energy use, and development, and emphasized integrating environmental protection and economic growth. It influenced later sustainability agreements and popularized the concept of sustainable development.
Planet2025 Communities convert CO2 into things people need. Our integrated agroforestry strategy to sustainable development — the Forest Garden approach — addresses global climate change by planting trees on degraded land which create sustainable livelihoods, carbon offsets, biofuels, valuable ecosystems services, and Profits4Life™.
Integrating natural and built environment for sustainable developmentSandeep Kumar
Integrating natural and built environment for sustainable development.
Sustainability is an extremely important direction, and our future depends on it as we have only one earth to live on which is under threat because of haphazard development all over world.
There are three major issues related with modern living:
Depletion of fossil fuels.
Climate change due to CO2 emissions.
Reducing availability and increasing cost of Water and Energy.
This document provides information on becoming a LEED Green Associate or LEED AP by passing the LEED Green Associate exam and a specialty exam. There are three tiers of LEED certification with increasing levels of expertise. The exams assess knowledge of green building and sustainability. Requirements include experience documentation, agreeing to credential terms, and costs of $50-450 depending on membership and exam combination.
The document discusses the requirements for maintaining LEED credentials through the Credential Maintenance Program (CMP). It outlines the continuing education requirements for LEED Green Associates and LEED APs with and without specialties. LEED Green Associates must complete 15 CE hours over two years, including 3 hours on LEED-specific topics. LEED APs without a specialty can enroll to earn a specialty designation, which requires 30 CE hours over two years, with a minimum number of hours in various categories. Credentials can also be maintained by re-taking exams instead of earning CE hours.
Understanding the climate change and sustainable developmentRuwanNishanthaGamage
The document discusses climate change, sustainable development, and solutions. It provides background on climate science, impacts of climate change, key global agreements like the UNFCCC and Paris Agreement, and national commitments like Sri Lanka's NDC's. It emphasizes that climate change and sustainable development are interlinked, and achieving their shared goals will require urgent action, inequality reduction, and commitment from all parties given the challenges and limited time remaining. Overall solutions discussed include reducing emissions and waste, behavioral and policy changes, technology transfers, and drawdown projects targeting areas like refrigerants, renewable energy, and reforestation.
Lecture 7: Urban Climate Change Mitigation and AdaptationESD UNU-IAS
The document discusses Dr. Riyanti Djalante's background and expertise in areas related to climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction. It includes her educational background, current role at the United Nations University, research interests, and consultancy experience working with various organizations on projects in Indonesia. The final section provides an outline for a presentation on cities and climate change mitigation and adaptation.
India has made sustainable development a national priority through various policies and initiatives. It established the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in 1985 to coordinate this effort. Key pillars of India's approach include promoting social development, environmental protection, and economic growth. India also actively participates in global climate change discussions and signed the Paris Agreement in 2015 with targets of reducing emissions intensity, increasing non-fossil fuel use, and creating a carbon sink.
Sustainable Development Goals and Climate Change Felix Dodds
This is a presentation made at the UNC GREAT DECISIONS
an outreach program of the Foreign Policy Association - it can be seen online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4miLnnVTH-Q and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qirvqOPd_dA
This document summarizes key points about climate change adaptation from a paper by Dr. Sarah Ahmed. It discusses the vulnerability of developing countries to climate change impacts, the need to enhance adaptive capacity. Adaptation measures include policy, technology, monitoring, and risk sharing. Estimates suggest adaptation will cost $86-100 billion annually by 2015. Accurate cost information is essential for policymaking but difficult to obtain. The document then outlines India's National Action Plan on Climate Change and its focus on both mitigation and adaptation through various missions and sectors. Adaptation costs in India are estimated to be 0.88-2.17% of GDP from 2004-2007.
The World Bank has established a new climate action plan to address increasing climate challenges, including impacts on public health, coastlines, cities, water availability and food security. The plan sets ambitious targets by 2020, such as producing 30 gigawatts of renewable energy, mobilizing $25 billion in private financing for clean energy, quadrupling funding for climate-resilient transport, and bringing early warning systems to 100 million people. The World Bank will help countries develop policies and plans to reduce carbon pollution and integrate climate considerations into urban planning, agriculture, forestry and fisheries.
The document discusses strategies for mitigating and adapting to the impacts of climate change and sea level rise in coastal cities. It recommends compact urban planning and development approaches like increasing density, diversity of land uses, and accessibility to public transit to reduce carbon emissions. Adaptation strategies include revising building codes, investing in education, and developing climate action plans that address issues like public health, infrastructure, water supply, and ecosystems. Coastal cities should also work to develop low-carbon economies, lifestyles, and policy frameworks.
The document discusses environmental sustainability and the challenges and solutions related to achieving it. It introduces the concept of sustainable development as meeting present needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet their own needs. It outlines 17 Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the UN in 2015 aimed at ending poverty, protecting the planet, and ensuring peace and prosperity by 2030. The challenges to environmental sustainability include rewarding the wrong activities, industrializing biological systems, treating nature like a slave, pollution and poverty, and selfish short-term thinking. Feasible solutions proposed are restricting renewable resource use, substituting non-renewables, becoming more input efficient, controlling pollution, controlling population growth, developing environmental ethics, and taking personal responsibility for protecting the environment
Mitigation and adaptation of climate change in aquacultureramjan5
This document discusses mitigation and adaptation strategies for climate change in aquaculture. It notes that aquaculture production will need to increase significantly to meet growing global food demand, but faces challenges from climate change impacts like rising temperatures, sea levels, and extreme weather. The document outlines how climate change affects aquaculture through impacts on ecosystems, operations, communities and economies. It emphasizes the need for climate-smart aquaculture and resilient species to help ensure food security under changing conditions.
Join leading pollution experts from around the world for a conversation on the challenges of protecting the world’s marine environment from plastics.
Learn more: https://www.wri.org/events/2019/07/greening-governance-seminar-series-plastics-polluting-ocean
Part of WRI's Greening Governance seminar series.
This document discusses the need to transition to a green economy. It provides definitions of a green economy as one that drives economic growth and jobs through reducing environmental degradation and resource use. Investing 2% of global GDP annually in key green sectors like agriculture, manufacturing, and renewable energy could stimulate higher long-term growth while preserving natural capital and reducing poverty and inequality compared to business as usual. Case studies show countries investing in green stimulus and sectors seeing benefits like new export opportunities and improved trade balances.
The impact of climate change on the achievement of the post-2015 Sustainable...CDKN
This year, governments will agree Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the period to 2030, and a new global climate agreement, to take effect from 2020. Together, these could set the course for environmental sustainability and human well-being this century. The agreements together offer a once-in-a generation opportunity to end extreme poverty, create climate resilience and avoid dangerous levels of climate change by committing to zero net carbon emissions.
This powerpoint shares the key messages from CDKN, Metroeconomica and HR Wallingford on the relationship between climate change and the sustainable development goals.
This document provides an overview and analysis of global climate and energy trends and policies. It finds that the world is not on track to meet the agreed target of limiting global temperature rise to 2°C compared to pre-industrial levels. Current policies suggest a likely temperature increase between 3.6-5.3°C. The report identifies four policy measures that could reduce emissions enough to keep the 2°C target alive while negotiations continue, including reducing fossil fuel subsidies, phasing out inefficient coal power, accelerating energy efficiency, and reducing methane emissions. It argues more ambitious action is needed after 2020 to achieve deeper emissions cuts.
Climate Change: Implications for CitiesECFoundation
The Fifth Assessment Report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is the
most comprehensive and relevant analysis of our changing climate. It provides the scientific fact base that will be used around the world to formulate
climate policies in the coming years.This document is one of a series synthesizing the most pertinent findings of AR5 for specific economic and business sectors. It was born of the belief that the cities sector could make more use of AR5, which is long and highly technical, if it were distilled into an accurate, accessible, timely, relevant and readable summary. Although the information presented here is a ‘translation’ of the key content relevant to this sector from AR5, this summary report adheres to the rigorous scientific basis of the original source material.
Grateful thanks are extended to all reviewers from both the science and business communities for their time, effort and invaluable feedback on this document. The basis for information presented in this overview report can be found in the fully-referenced and peer-reviewed IPCC technical and scientific background reports at: www.ipcc.ch
The Brundtland Commission was established in 1983 by the UN to address global environmental deterioration and pursue sustainable development. The Commission was chaired by Gro Harlem Brundtland and in 1987 published the report "Our Common Future", which defined sustainable development as "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." The report addressed issues like population, food security, energy use, and development, and emphasized integrating environmental protection and economic growth. It influenced later sustainability agreements and popularized the concept of sustainable development.
Planet2025 Communities convert CO2 into things people need. Our integrated agroforestry strategy to sustainable development — the Forest Garden approach — addresses global climate change by planting trees on degraded land which create sustainable livelihoods, carbon offsets, biofuels, valuable ecosystems services, and Profits4Life™.
Integrating natural and built environment for sustainable developmentSandeep Kumar
Integrating natural and built environment for sustainable development.
Sustainability is an extremely important direction, and our future depends on it as we have only one earth to live on which is under threat because of haphazard development all over world.
There are three major issues related with modern living:
Depletion of fossil fuels.
Climate change due to CO2 emissions.
Reducing availability and increasing cost of Water and Energy.
This document provides information on becoming a LEED Green Associate or LEED AP by passing the LEED Green Associate exam and a specialty exam. There are three tiers of LEED certification with increasing levels of expertise. The exams assess knowledge of green building and sustainability. Requirements include experience documentation, agreeing to credential terms, and costs of $50-450 depending on membership and exam combination.
The document discusses the requirements for maintaining LEED credentials through the Credential Maintenance Program (CMP). It outlines the continuing education requirements for LEED Green Associates and LEED APs with and without specialties. LEED Green Associates must complete 15 CE hours over two years, including 3 hours on LEED-specific topics. LEED APs without a specialty can enroll to earn a specialty designation, which requires 30 CE hours over two years, with a minimum number of hours in various categories. Credentials can also be maintained by re-taking exams instead of earning CE hours.
Before purchasing green products, consumers should ask important questions to avoid being misled by false environmental claims, known as "greenwashing". Key questions to ask include who certified the product as green and what standards they used. Common misleading claims include products with only a small percentage of recycled content or claims that a product helps earn LEED certification points without considering overall building practices. It's important to consider a product's full ingredients, manufacturing process, transportation impacts and end-of-life disposal to determine if it truly has benefits for both people and the environment.
Green building refers to designing, constructing, and renovating buildings in a way that prioritizes human and environmental health. It begins with an integrated design process where architects, engineers, and owners collaborate to optimize efficiency, functionality, and minimize negative impacts. Elements of green building include site selection, energy efficiency, water conservation, sustainable materials selection, and indoor environmental quality. Green building has grown significantly in recent years and provides economic and environmental benefits by reducing energy and water usage and waste.
The document provides information on studying for and taking the LEED Green Associate and LEED AP specialty exams. It outlines available study resources like reference guides, practice exams, and exam prep courses. It recommends studying the reference guide for your exam topic, understanding the LEED process, and taking practice exams. The exams consist of 100 multiple choice questions to be completed in 2 hours, and a minimum score of 170 is needed to pass.
This document lists 11 green building stores located in Greater Boston along with their addresses, phone numbers, and websites. The stores sell a variety of sustainable building materials and products. Locations are spread across Massachusetts in cities like Boston, Hudson, Roxbury Crossing, Dorchester Center, Watertown, Stoneham, Concord, Holliston, Braintree, Acton, Newton, Norwell, and Provincetown. Products include alternative energy systems, building materials, reused and recycled goods, lumber, interior design materials, and more.
This document contains data on exam scores from the 105th academic year for unspecified subjects. It shows the number and percentage of students who scored within given ranges, cumulatively from highest to lowest scores and vice versa. For example, 1 student scored 100, and 47859 students took the exam, meaning 100% scored below 100. The majority of students scored between 50-60, with over 19000 students scoring between 51-52. Similar data is provided for Chinese scores.
Covers the fundamentals of residential green building. Topics include fundamentals of life-cycle analysis, energy conservation as the foundation of green building, energy & resource efficient design details, the fundamentals of building envelope design, more environmentally-friendly alternatives to conventional building materials, water conservation and design for durability. The discussion will also cover the basics of project planning, green building economics, including rebate & incentive programs, and maintaining indoor air quality during the construction process. Time permitting, there will be a brief discussion of construction waste management and Universal Design. This program is intended for homeowners and professionals alike, and no prior construction experience is required.
This lecture will address the processes and tools used to determine the "greenness" of products and materials typically used in the construction process. We will begin with a brief discussion of Embodied Energy as a central factor in Life Cycle Analysis (LCA), one of the primary methods for judging a material\'s sustainability. We will then present some simple tools and techniques that allow for the practical application of these concepts to the materials selection process. Primary criteria for judging the "best in class" in specific product categories will also be discussed, as well as sources of supply. This lecture is intended as a general introduction to the green materials selection process.
The document discusses a green home remodel project in Truro, Massachusetts. It summarizes that the home was remodeled while maintaining the existing footprint, orienting it along an east-west axis for passive solar gains. Sustainable materials with recycled content and low VOCs were used throughout. Water and energy efficiency strategies like dual flush toilets and Energy Star appliances were incorporated to reduce utility costs. Natural daylighting through skylights and windows also improved indoor environmental quality.
The document discusses green and non-toxic home maintenance. It begins by asking how readers can improve indoor air quality, minimize risks from existing building products and systems, reduce use of toxic chemicals, and address naturally occurring hazards in the home. It then discusses the "triple bottom line" of people, planet and prosperity. Several sobering facts about environmental hazards and health risks are presented. Sources of danger in the home from various products, materials and infiltration are outlined. Associated health risks are described. The document provides information on assessing risks from commercial products and finding safer alternatives. It discusses general strategies for addressing risks and rules of thumb for safer product use. Finally, it presents green cleaning recipes using common household ingredients.
Eii Overview & Energy Presentation.10.18.07dchampion
This presentation from 2007 was a consolidation of research I had done in the finance sector evaluating the convergence of global energy demand, geo-political conflict, diminishing domestic energy resources, climate change, and the pending need to focus on emission reduction and U.S. energy independence.
This two-hour lecture will cover residential design features and choices that may help to conserve energy. The discussion will include building siting and orientation issues, building envelope details, glazing, shading structures & devices, thermal mass and energy-conserving landscape elements. We will also briefly discuss how interior space lay-out can affect energy efficiency.
This document discusses the concepts of sustainability and sustainable development. It provides definitions of sustainability from various reports, noting that sustainability requires meeting present needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet their own needs. It also discusses how current business models focus too narrowly on short-term financial growth without considering environmental and social impacts. However, new business models are evolving that take a more holistic, systems-level approach to create value in ecological, social, and economic terms.
The document discusses designing structures for durability as a key aspect of green building. It notes that durable design reduces maintenance needs and material replacement cycles over the lifetime of the building. Some key strategies discussed for durable design include proper site selection and drainage, creating a weather-resistant building envelope, managing interior moisture, using durable materials, and simplifying maintenance needs. The document argues that durable design can help justify higher upfront costs for green building projects through reduced lifetime costs.
This document outlines ways for individuals and communities to adopt more environmentally friendly practices and "go green". It defines key terms like "green" and discusses major environmental problems facing the planet like global warming. Components of the natural environment are identified as air, water, land, and biosphere. The document recommends specific actions people can take to reduce waste and pollution, reuse materials, and recycle, as well as calculating and lowering individual carbon footprints. Adopting green practices is posited to benefit both the environment and individuals.
The document discusses the context around climate change and potential solutions. It notes that scientists agree carbon emissions are causing global warming, which is having widespread environmental and economic impacts. If unchecked, climate change could result in global GDP losses of 7.22% by 2100 due to issues like extreme weather events. Nations have come together through agreements like the Paris Accords to pursue solutions to limit global warming.
Ecologically sustainable development aims to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. As the global population and consumption increases, we are straining the planet's resources and experiencing impacts like increased greenhouse gases, salination of land, unsustainable water use, depletion of resources, and loss of biodiversity. As designers and builders, we can incorporate sustainable thinking into construction by considering environmental, social and economic factors, using renewable materials, and minimizing impacts on air, soil and water to help build a healthy environment now and for the future.
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The document discusses the history and concepts of sustainability and sustainable development. It notes that the terms sustainability and sustainable were first used in the 18th century in reference to forestry management. The World Commission on Environment and Development defined sustainable development in 1987 as "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." Manufacturing has significant environmental impacts through toxic chemical releases, waste generation, high energy consumption, and carbon emissions. Motivations for green manufacturing include reducing these environmental impacts as well as economic and regulatory pressures.
Sustainability and gren manufacturing presentationsalman jafar
The document discusses the history and concepts of sustainability and sustainable development. It notes that the terms sustainability and sustainable were first used in the 18th century in German forestry circles to refer to sustainable use of forest resources. In 1987, the World Commission on Environment and Development defined sustainable development as development that meets present needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet their own needs. The three pillars of sustainability are environmental protection, social equity, and economic prosperity. Manufacturing has significant environmental impacts through toxic chemical use, waste generation, high energy use, and carbon emissions. Motivations for green manufacturing include reducing these environmental impacts as well as business benefits like cost savings and market leadership.
This document summarizes a presentation on climate change and health effects. It discusses the causes of global warming including greenhouse gas emissions from human activities. It outlines several health impacts of climate change such as changing disease patterns, food and water insecurity, extreme weather events, and effects on human settlements. It also discusses adaptation and mitigation strategies to address health risks, including strengthening health systems and surveillance, improving infrastructure, and transitioning to more sustainable energy sources. The presentation emphasizes the need for cross-sectoral approaches and accounting for health in climate change planning.
Business in boundaries göteborg sept 2015Sarah Cornell
This document provides an overview of navigating the global "safe operating space" with three key points:
1) It discusses five core sustainability principles and acknowledges the ecological, social, economic, and governance challenges of staying within planetary boundaries.
2) It notes the urgent issues of climate change, biodiversity loss, perturbed biogeochemical cycles, land use change, pollution, and their interacting effects that require addressing simultaneously.
3) It recognizes the need for new science-business-policy partnerships to help shift trajectories towards sustainability given the knowledge that exists around necessary actions like halting fossil fuel emissions and resource overuse.
This document summarizes a presentation on climate change and health effects. It discusses the causes of global warming including greenhouse gas emissions from human activities. It outlines several health impacts of climate change such as changing disease patterns, food and water insecurity, effects of extreme weather events, and health risks from adaptation and mitigation activities. It emphasizes that climate change exacerbates existing health inequities. The document recommends both continuing existing public health measures but also implementing new strategies to better adapt to climate change health risks.
This document provides an overview of topics related to environmental health, including population growth and control, air quality and pollution, water quality and pollution, and other forms of pollution. It begins by defining environmental health and the interactions between humans and their environment. It then discusses the increasing world population and factors fueling population growth, noting that rapid population expansion is stressing the environment. The document goes on to cover various types of pollution and their health impacts.
LEED Version 3 includes updates to existing LEED rating systems, revisions to the LEED certification process, and a new online platform. The updates align five rating systems under a single framework using a 110 point system, with 100 base points and 10 potential bonus points. The changes aim to better reflect the true environmental impacts of buildings by re-weighting credits based on their effects in key impact areas like climate change. The new system also allows for regional bonus credits to encourage priorities specific to different locations.
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is a third-party certification program for the design, construction, and operation of green buildings. It is administered by the USGBC (U.S. Green Building Council) and gives tools to have an immediate impact on a building's performance. Buildings are rated on categories like energy use and receive certification levels of certified, silver, gold, or platinum. There are different LEED rating systems for different building types like new construction, interiors, and neighborhoods. LEED 2009 made changes including realigning rating systems and reweighting credits based on impact.
This document discusses the special vulnerabilities of children and why it is important to create safe learning environments free of toxic chemicals. It notes that children spend much of their day at school during critical periods of growth and development, and that their bodies are still developing, making them more susceptible to environmental influences. While growth is most rapid from conception to age 7, development continues through adolescence as key systems mature. The document advocates taking steps to prevent unnecessary exposure to toxins in schools that may pose health risks to children.
The document summarizes key discussions from a conference focused on how architects can contribute to a more sustainable world and transforming architectural education. Key recommendations include: redefining the architect's role to include sustainability; viewing buildings as part of larger living systems; incentivizing sustainability in design schools through funding, lectures, and accreditation; and connecting curriculum, campus operations, and the surrounding community to model sustainable design practices.
This document is the final rebuttal, filed by the Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems and the Healthy Building Network, in response to the U.S. Green Building Council’s invitations for comments on proposed Materials Credit 9 for LEED™ Commercial Interiors. The document, consisting of five independent papers , identified as Section I-V and 4 supporting documents identifed as Attachment 1-4, specifically responds to initial position papers and rebuttals submitted by the Vinyl Institute and other parties on November 3, 2000 and November 20, 2000, respectively.
By Rutherford H. Platt
A Subversive Little Book “This is a book by people who like cities.” Thus began William H. Whyte Jr.’s introduction to a subversive little book with the polemical title The Exploding Metropolis: A Study of the Assault on Urbanism and How Our Cities Can Resist It (Editors of Fortune 1957, hereinafter cited as TEM). Drawing on a roundtable of urban experts convened by two prominent magazines, Fortune and Architectural Forum, the book in six short essays reexamined the nature of cities and city building in the postwar era. The book also defi ned future agendas for “Holly” Whyte (as he was fondly known by his friends) and fellow editor Jane Jacobs.
The document outlines certification evaluation criteria for the Sustainable Performance Institute (SPI) certification. It contains criteria in two main sections: 1) Leadership, Strategy & Policy and 2) Project Delivery. Section 1 contains criteria for an organization's sustainability leadership, goals, strategies, policies, accountability structure, feedback loops, and innovation. Section 2 includes criteria for integrating sustainability into specific project delivery phases, from pre-project assessment and building an integrated team to construction and operations. The document provides a framework for SPI to evaluate organizations seeking certification.
The document discusses tracking environmental performance in buildings to drive continuous improvement. It outlines a general 4-phase process for performance tracking: 1) evaluate current performance and set benchmarks, 2) collect and analyze data, 3) create regular performance reports, and 4) implement improvement actions and track progress. Key points include setting organizational goals, finding existing data sources, defining appropriate metrics, automating data collection, and using performance information to prioritize high-impact changes. The overall goal is to close the loop from measurement to action.
Overview of framework and process a company can use to institutionalize sustainability and achieve consistent, high quality capability.
This is a very fast overview of content that is used in day-long workshops.
The document outlines certification evaluation criteria for the Sustainable Performance Institute (SPI) certification. It contains criteria in two main sections: 1) Leadership, Strategy & Policy and 2) Project Delivery. Section 1 contains criteria for an organization's sustainability leadership, goals, strategies, policies, accountability structure, feedback loops, and innovation. Section 2 includes criteria for integrating sustainability into specific project delivery phases, from pre-project assessment and building an integrated team to construction and operations. The document provides a framework for SPI to evaluate organizations seeking certification.
Being a truly sustainable design or construction company is about more than just being able to deliver LEED projects. It's about aligning overall company management and operations with the demands of integrated design and collaborative relationships and measuring company performance as a result. Whether your company delivers LEED projects or not, there are proven strategies that you can use to deliver higher-performance projects and more efficient and effective processes to be a truly sustainable company. This interactive workshop builds your capacity to implement these strategies in the most cost-effective way and provides tools to enable you to implement these strategies in your company. This course offers 8 AIA SD CEU and 8 GBCI CE.
Participants will being able to:
-Define clear, measurable self-assessment of your company's capability.
-List issues your company needs to address.
-List systems, processes and resources that your company needs to address.
-Draft a plan to address these issues, systems, processes and resources gaps.
-Convey how to align profitability, quality control, knowledge transfer, and other elements with green project delivery to the leaders in your company.
-Understand how the Certification process may apply to you company.
Learn more at www.greenroundtable.org/training.
Cradle to Cradle® Certification is a multi-attribute eco-label that assesses a product’s safety to humans and the environment and design for future life cycles. The program provides guidelines to help businesses implement the Cradle to Cradle framework, which focuses on using safe materials that can be disassembled and recycled as technical nutrients or composted as biological nutrients. Unlike single-attribute eco-labels, MBDC’s certification program takes a comprehensive approach to evaluating the sustainability of a product and the practices employed in manufacturing the product. The materials and manufacturing practices of each product are assessed in five categories: Material Health, Material Reutilization, Renewable Energy Use, Water Stewardship, and Social Responsibility. Click here for complete description of Certification Criteria .
Tish Tablan will deliver a presentation on the Cradle to Cradle® framework and how building professionals can use it to create more sustainable buildings. This webinar provides 1 GBCI CE for LEED Credential Maintenance.
As the flagship project for the next downtown Boston neighborhood slated for growth, Atlantic Wharf will be the city of Boston’s first LEED Gold mixed-use development. CBT Architects presents a case study on this new one million square foot project that includes approximately 65 residential units, ground-level retail and public spaces, six stories of below-grade parking, and 31 floors of office space that will bring urban activity directly to the Fort Point Channel water’s edge.
The new sustainable development is at the base of a series of restored and renovated historic structures that preserve the texture and streetscape of this site, integrated with a modern highrise glass tower. By preserving the south and east façades of the historic warehouses, using a very energy-efficient curtainwall, and employing green roof technologies, Atlantic Wharf will be the a centerpiece of Boston's green development.
What are the new LEED AP specialty designations? How will they differ from my current LEED AP status and what are the benefits? What resources are there to help me pass the exam? What are the requirements for maintaining the LEED AP Specialty credentials? If I'm a LEED Green Associate or LEED AP, what do I need to do to maintain my credential?
This is a 1-hr presentation on the new LEED AP specialty designations and maintaining your LEED Credential. The new specialty exams include: Building Design and Construction (the old NC), Interior Design and Construction (the old CI), Operations and Maintenance (the old EBOM), Homes, and Neighborhood Development. Get answers to the above questions and bring questions of your own.
The Sustainable Performance Institute (SPI) Certification is the first independent program to evaluate the capabilities of design and construction companies to deliver consistent, high-quality sustainability services. From February 1-March 15, SPI is opening the first public comment period for the Certification program. The public comment period is an opportunity for the green building community to give feedback on the Certification criteria across five categories: 1) Leadership, Strategy & Policy, 2) Project Delivery, 3.) Infrastructure and Support Systems, 4) Partnering and Collaboration, and 5.) Outcomes and Performance.
This webinar is an opportunity to share your experiences and thoughts on the criteria and metrics used to evaluate company capability.
The document provides information about the LEED Green Associate credentialing program. It describes the LEED Green Associate credential as the entry-level credential (Tier 1) in a three-tier LEED professional credentialing system. It outlines the eligibility requirements, exam content, fees, and process for obtaining and maintaining the LEED Green Associate credential, including requirements to earn continuing education credits every two years.
Join us as Finegold Alexander presents the study for the Lowell Trial Court, a 250,000 SF state courthouse designated by Gov. Patrick’s Zero Net Energy Building Task Force as one of three public demonstration projects addressing the challenge of designing public buildings to high sustainability standards.
The engineering components of the study involved proposals for energy reduction and on-site production, investigated through a multitude of computer models and cost-to-benefits charts and analysis. Architecture and architects must change. Architectural form is a critical element in achieving any sustainable goals, including zero net energy. This session will look at the Lowell Trial Court design process and the iterative schemes the team produced. We will discuss building massing, orientation, urban context and all the elements we always address in every project. Now we find our attitudes toward these traditional design criteria are influenced by the integration of sustainable design. Design for zero net energy caused this team to think and collaborate differently with consultants, client and user groups.
The impact of the green building movement will largely be determined by the next generation of building professionals. Pinck & Co. presents a case study on Fay School’s new LEED Gold dormitories, emphasizing the role that students and teachers have on the operational performance and educational value of green buildings.
The new, village-style dorms feature the latest in environmental design principles, including the use of recycled or rapidly renewable materials, solar energy for heating water, and reuse of storm water runoff for landscaped plantings. The building used materials that came from within 500 miles of the site in order to reduce the use of fossil fuels.
The Fay School dormitories earned its LEED Gold rating for a variety of green features: the building’s landscaping and irrigation systems use water from a non-potable source; a storm-water management system significantly reduces storm water runoff; innovative waste water technologies that treat waste water on site; and low-flow fixtures reduce water use by more than 20 percent. The energy usage savings are 25 percent annually.
Fay School’s many green features serve a purpose beyond preserving the environment and promoting good student and teacher health. The creativity and collaboration of the school’s designers and faculty resulted in a school where eco-friendly design has opened up a new world of teaching opportunities. A measurement and monitoring system ensures the mechanical systems are performing as intended, and allows the students to compete on reducing energy use. The project team was: Fay School (Owner), Pinck & Co. (Project Manager), S/L/A/M Collaborative (Architect) and Erland Construction (Contractor).
1.5 AIA and GBCI CE are offered for attending this event. Refreshments will also be available. Learn more at http://www.nexusboston.org/news/casestudyroundtables.
What are the new LEED AP specialty designations? How ill they differ from my current LEED AP status and what are the benefits? What resources are there to help me pass the exam? What are the requirements for maintaining the LEED AP Specialty credentials? If I'm a LEED Green Associate or LEED AP, what do I need to do to maintain my credential?
This is a 1-hr presentation on the new LEED AP specialty designations and maintaining your LEED Credential. The new specialty exams include: Building Design and Construction (the old NC), Interior Design and Construction (the old CI), Operations and Maintenance (the old EBOM), Homes, and Neighborhood Development. Get answers to the above questions and bring questions of your own.
The Green Building 101 Workshop is a full-day workshop providing a general introduction to green building concepts, techniques and materials, including the impact of various building certification systems on building contractor businesses, and the implications of various credentials for their employees.
The goal of the workshop is to provide a participant with the background necessary to make informed decisions about next steps for their business model and/or for training and credentialing. This workshop is designed for contractors interested in gaining the basics of green building. From knowledge to networking, this workshop is your ticket to entering the green economy.
Why should you attend this workshop?
* Gain a foundation in green building
* Learn from experts in the field
* Networking with potential employers
* Subsidized workshop fee
The workshop will be led by staff from The Green Roundtable / NEXUS, and assisted by guest speakers from leading institutions such as ICF and ABCD. All instructors have extensive experience in the field.
This is an equal opportunity program - auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. This workshop is a project of Green Jobs Boston, the Mayor’s Office of Jobs and Community Services and the Boston Redevelopment Authority. A project of the Massachusetts State Energy Sector Partnership, funded in whole by a $6M grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment & Training Administration.