Efficiency

Municipal Solid Waste Management: Opportunities for Russia - Summary of Key Findings

Municipal solid waste (MSW) management system is one of the key components of a country's overall environmental and resource efficiency framework. Inefficient MSW treatment in Russia today is causing negative environmental impact, and results in suboptimal use of raw materials and energy. If Russia optimized its MSW management policy and implemented modern technologies, by 2025 it could fully shift towards environmentally friendly MSW management system and recover up to 45% of waste.
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Primer for Cool Cities: Reducing Excessive Urban Heat – With a Focus on Passive Measures

Cities are getting hotter as a result of growing urbanization and global climate change. The negative impacts of temperature increases are significant and touch nearly every aspect of urban life. Protecting populations from extreme heat is one of the key resiliency and sustainability challenges of the twenty- first century.
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Using Data for Policy: A manual for C40 Cities (Spanish)

This manual provides guidance and best practices on how to use data for developing and implementing policy on building energy efficiency. The primary audience for this manual are the C40 cities in the  Private Building Efficiency (PBE) network and the Municipal Building Efficiency (MBE) network. Most of the guidance is applicable to both PBE and MBE networks. Where guidance is specific to PBE or MBE, it is called out accordingly. The users of the manual include city policy makers, efficiency program administrators and data analysts as well as external consultants supporting them.

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Using Data for Policy: A manual for C40 Cities (English)

This manual provides guidance and best practices on how to use data for developing and implementing policy on building energy efficiency. The primary audience for this manual are the C40 cities in the Private Building Efficiency (PBE) network and the Municipal Building Efficiency (MBE) network. Most of the guidance is applicable to both PBE and MBE networks. Where guidance is specific to PBE or MBE, it is called out accordingly. The users of the manual include city policy makers, efficiency program administrators and data analysts as well as external consultants supporting them.

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Smart Management for LED-based Public Lighting: City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Local governments can lead on climate action through municipal service areas such as public lighting.  Smart and connected public lighting system, which is also considered as an element of a samrt city, can address a range of different needs and therefore bring a range of benefits . This case study showcases the initiative launched by Buenos Aires where the City completed a LED retrofit project and deployed a smart management system for its public lighting network.
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Financing Sustainable Cities Initiative

In 2015, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities and C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, funded by the Citi Foundation, teamed up for a new partnership to leverage the expertise of our three organizations – WRI’s analytical and research competencies and long-term engagement with cities, the high-level connection with city leaders of C40 and the Citi Foundation’s urban economic progress agenda.
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Accelerating Building Efficiency - Eight Actions for Urban Leaders

Reference Source: WRI, Johnsons Control

With buildings responsible for 32 percent of global energy consumption and a quarter of CO2 emissions, there is a huge, under-tapped opportunity to create more sustainable cities through building efficiency. More efficient buildings can generate economic benefits, reduce environmental impacts and improve people’s quality of life.

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