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Green Buildings Critical to 1.5-Degree Future

By Liz Beardsley on 28 Sep 2016 • 4 minute read

Optimism for climate action ruled at two recent events - the American Climate Leadership Summit and Climate Week in NYC. These notable gatherings reflect the increased momentum supporting successful implementation of the landmark Paris Agreement, which aims to limit the …

GHG Emissions Stabilized and Declining! Imagining the Post-Game Debrief

By Heather Joy Rosenberg on 03 Feb 2015 • 2 minute read

Last month on the radio, as I listened to the post-game of President Obama’s State of the Union speech, radio commentators discussed who could rightly take credit for the recent economic recovery and the prevention of another recession. Obama and the Democrats certain …

Report Details the Climate Benefits of Green Building

By GBIG Staff on 16 Dec 2014 • 1 minute read

A recent study by researchers at the University of California - Berkeley explores the many climate benefits of green building projects, and finds that green buildings offer "significant potential to reduce GHG emissions through non-energy green building strategies." T …