Breakthrough agenda report 2023
The Breakthrough Agenda Report 2023 is an annual collaboration between the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the United Nations Climate Change High-Level
Buildings
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Asias alarming cities
The Economist
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Uniform rules for special buildings in 9 planning areas
The regulations include provisions for areas where multi-storeyed buildings are permissible and correlating the height of multistoreyed buildings with the width of the abutting road THE Tamil Nadu government will implement the uniform guidelines relating to special buildings, multi-storeyed buildings, group developments, layouts and sub-divisions in nine planning areas and two suburban areas.
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Greens petition against Munnar Ordinance
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Madhavan Pillai Foundation, in a petition, has requested Governor R S Gavai not to accord sanction to the Ordinance for taking over 1,036 acres of land in Munnar for setting up a tourism township. The foundation further urged the government to consult experts from various fields before finalising any development plan for the area.
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Infrastructure 100
KPMG
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Enabling frameworks for technology diffusion
The latest report on Enabling frameworks for technology diffusion , the WBCSD puts forward six key elements to enhance investments and sales of low-carbon technologies in developing countries. These range from government signals to foster low-carbon solutions to engaging business more actively into the international and national climate change process.
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Energy technology initiatives: implementation through Multilateral Co-operation
Ensuring energy security and addressing climate change cost-effectively are key global challenges. Tackling these issues will require efforts from stakeholders worldwide. To find solutions, the public and private sectors must work together, sharing burdens and resources, while at the same time multiplying results and outcomes.
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Climate friendly buildings and offices: a practical guide
The first assessment of the United Nations (UN) system
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New building height limits, satellite eye on new slums
Mumbai The government will set new limits on how high the city
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Building activity sucks City dry
Subhash Chandra NS, Bangalore, Apr 1, DH News Service: As the City reels under the impact of an unprecedented water scarcity, there is credible evidence to suggest that indiscriminate construction of apartments, highrises and individual homes throughout Bangalore is the root cause of the shortage, studies by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and Bangalore University suggest.
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Surveying risk, building opportunity: financial impacts of energy insecurity, water scarcity, and climate change on Asias ...
Energy insecurity, water scarcity, and climate change pose growing risks for the real estate sector in South and Southeast Asia, yet the connections between these trends and financial impacts are not well understood by analysts, investors, companies, and governments in the region. This report presents a framework to assess risks associated with these trends, and