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Arup Develops Free Tool to Help Identify Opportunities for District Heating
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24 Nov. 2011 — added by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
DENet (Decentralised Energy Networks Masterplanning Guidance) is a free, simple toolkit to help identify the best areas to introduce local district heating systems. Created …
Electric Car Tops Greenest Vehicle List for First Time in 12 Years
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8 Feb. 2012 — added by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy has released its 14th annual rankings of greenest vehicles, putting a battery electric vehicle in the top spot for the …
Transforming high rise housing into sustainable homes
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4 Dec. 2012 — added by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
Existing high-rise residential buildings could be transformed into exemplars of green living, outlines a new report by the Green Alliance. 'Towering ambitions: transforming …
UK Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Report
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1 July 2011 — added by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
The UK Department for Transport has published its strategy for a plug in vehicle infrastructure which covers areas such as removing barriers to the market and producing a …
The Economics of Low Carbon Cities
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12 Jan. 2012 — added by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
The Centre for Low Carbon Futures has published groundbreaking research showing that UK cities could cut their energy bills by billions by exploiting commercially attractive …
San Francisco Leads the US in Environmental Sustainability
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6 July 2011 — added by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
San Francisco grabbed the mantle of 'greenest' major city in the US and Canada Green City Index, with New York, Seattle, Denver and Boston rounding out the top five US …
Climate Change Adaptation - Ask questions, share your opinions, experiences and expertise and access expert advice
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1 Feb. 2010 — started by Anandita Singh, 2degrees
Do you have a particular adaptation issue that we could help with? As part of the Adaptation Awareness Month we are providing you with the opportunity to share your thoughts, …
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Five Cities with Bus Rapid Transit Systems
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16 Feb. 2012 — written by Joe Peach, This Big City
This blog post first appeared on thisbigcity Ask an urbanist about Latin America’s influence on international cities and chances are Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) will feature. The …
Here comes the sun...
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19 June 2011 — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
Two thirds of the rooftops in New York City could be used to generate solar power according to a new interactive 3d map which has been unveiled to the public. The 'solar …
Electric Vehicles Are Commercially Viable for Business Fleets, says report
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21 Feb. 2012 — added by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
A new report published by the Energy Saving Trust (EST) and Cenex claims that electric vehicles (EVs) can be commercially viable in business fleets. The EV20 Plugged-In …

Arup Develops Free Tool to Help Identify Opportunities for District Heating

Electric Car Tops Greenest Vehicle List for First Time in 12 Years

Transforming high rise housing into sustainable homes

UK Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Report

The Economics of Low Carbon Cities

San Francisco Leads the US in Environmental Sustainability

Climate Change Adaptation - Ask questions, share your opinions, experiences and expertise and access expert advice

Five Cities with Bus Rapid Transit Systems

Here comes the sun...

Electric Vehicles Are Commercially Viable for Business Fleets, says report

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