Low emission zones (LEZs) are a potentially impactful strategy for cities to reduce dependence on motor vehicles and offer clean, affordable, accessible alternatives. The Opportunity of Low Emission Zones report offers a closer look at LEZ strategies to provide context for decision-makers and planners interested in understanding the potential of these policies for their own cities.
Heat pumps, a critical technology for clean energy systems, are poised to become the most important technology for heating decarbonization. Currently, the vast majority of heat is provided by fossil fuels. In order to promote and encourage heat pump installations across the globe, the Regulatory Assistance Project, Agora Energiewende, CLASP and the Global Buildings Performance Network have developed this heat pump policy toolkit, which provides a suite of tools, and advice on how to use them, for policymakers
In order to decarbonize energy systems and eliminate exposure to fossil fuel imports, policy makers around the world have looked towards removing fossil fuels from heating as a worthy goal. Heat pumps remain the key technology to do just that. This report is cross-sector collaboration by Crux Policy Centers RAP, Agora Energiewende, CLASP and GBPN. Read the full report below:
For the urban transportation sector—one slice of the climate-change equation—the road to keeping below 1.5°C global warming involves both compact cities developed for walking, cycling and public transit, as well as a rapid and strategic transition to electrified vehicles. This report details why these two policy changes, implemented in tandem, are necessary to lower cumulative greenhouse gas emissions from urban passenger transport by 59 gigatonnes (Gt) CO2-eq by 2050. This combination of policy changes would
Facilitating Eco-Niwas Samhita Implementation in Affordable Housing India’s urban population grew from 290 million in 2001 to 378 million in 2011 and is projected to reach 590 million by 2030. Meeting the associated increase in demand for housing in urban areas has proven to be a challenge; in 2012, the Technical Action Group on housing estimated a housing shortage of 18.78 million in urban India. As a response to the growing housing deficit, the Government
Rapid transit is the backbone of public transportation, especially in large cities, because it allows people to travel quickly between different neighborhoods. It functions best as part of a larger urban mobility system that includes walking and cycling. The Rapid Transit Database (RTDB) presents all publicly available data about every rapid transit line in the world. ITDP maintains the RTDB and updates it annually. Explore the database here.
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