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Understanding the Arguments Made by Climate Change Adaptation Pessimists: Part One

Environmental and Urban Economics

Global greenhouse gas emissions will continue to rise. Starting with my Climatopolis book, I have argued that if people make place based bets (such as investing in Miami real estate), then they should flip two sided coins. My points I present here are based on my reading of their work. How Does a “Climate “Crisis” Emerge?

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Reducing GHG Aiming for Net Zero will be the Environmental Issue of 2023

Greenbuilding Law

Disclosing greenhouse gas emissions and reducing GHG aiming for Net Zero is not only an issue for businesses, although make no mistake it will be among the biggest business issues of the year, but it will also soon impact ‘people’ who occupy rental apartments, condominiums and the like, and in the not too distant future will impact nearly all of us.

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France is an Example of How Not to do Residential Greenhouse Gas Reduction

Greenbuilding Law

The country that is home to some of the most iconic buildings erected by humankind, from the Eiffel Tower to the Notre Dame Cathedral and the Palace of Versailles is failing its current inhabitants and decimating residential real estate with deeply flawed greenhouse gas emissions standards for rental properties.

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A Trip Down Memory “Train”: A Brief History of Public Transit

Union of Concerned Scientists

Combined with real estate speculation on newly accessible land, these early transit systems turned a short-term profit. Sprawling development with policy decisions for zoning that restricted buildings to single-family homes made future real estate speculation less viable. We got what we paid for—it wasn’t great.

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Maryland Building Energy Performance Standards Effective January 1

Greenbuilding Law

This follows our post last week alerting commercial real estate owners and tenants in those buildings in Maryland about these regulations requiring Greenhouse Gas Data Must be Collected Beginning January 1 in Maryland. That the schedule for these regulations, prescribed in statute, has been missed (.

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Florida is a Climate-Denying Hellscape

Legal Planet

Bobby Payne, rewrite Florida energy policy to eliminate state goals to address the impacts of climate change and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, as well as erase mentions of climate change. Swamp Politics Florida’s recent legislation is a backwards approach to climate policy. Jay Collin, and House Bill 1645 , by Rep.

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Sustainability Triumphs: A 2023 Year in Review with an Eye Toward Decarbonizing

Greenbuilding Law

As we sing Auld Lang Syne to 2023, a pivotal year for global sustainability efforts, it’s time to reflect on the strides made in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, particularly in the realm of the built environment, all as described in our top 10 most read blog posts of the year.

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