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Sustainalytics has provided a pre-issuance verification letter confirming that DNB Boligkreditt AS's Green Covered Bond meets the Low Carbon Buildings criteria of the Climate Bonds Standard. The bond is intended to finance or refinance a loan portfolio of energy efficient residential buildings in Norway. Sustainalytics found that DNB's eligibility criteria, which include compliance with Norwegian building codes TEK10 or TEK17, target residential mortgages in the top 7% of energy performance in the Norwegian market, exceeding the Climate Bond Standard's requirement of the top 15%.

The document outlines five strategic actions for cities to address the built environment, which accounts for nearly 50 percent of GHG emissions in large cities. These actions include performing deep energy retrofits on city-owned buildings, implementing net-zero and progressive building codes, supporting citywide LED lighting upgrades, and requiring energy benchmarking and public transparency for building energy use.

The briefing presents a business case for applying R-PACE financing to new residential construction to achieve net-zero energy (NZE) goals. It identifies key market barriers—such as high up-front costs and split incentives between builders and buyers—and proposes a policy framework to integrate R-PACE into new builds. RMI's analysis across six U.S. states suggests that NZE homes can be delivered with no additional up-front cost to the buyer, providing annual energy savings that exceed the PACE assessment payments.

The Union of Concerned Scientists identifies numerous New Jersey communities facing 'chronic flooding'—defined as high tides flooding 10% or more of usable non-wetland area at least 26 times per year. Under an intermediate scenario, 21 communities will face this by 2035, increasing to over 100 by 2100. Under a high scenario, 73 communities are exposed by 2060 and 131 by 2100, including Newark and Elizabeth. The report argues that reducing global warming could save 28 or more communities by 2060 and 45 to 73 by 2100. Recommended actions include updating flood risk maps, reforming insurance premiums, funding FEMA programs, and implementing population relocation strategies.

The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) identifies several California communities, including Alameda and San Mateo, that face 'chronic inundation'—defined as high tide flooding 10% or more of usable land at least 26 times per year—by 2100 under intermediate sea level rise scenarios. In a high-rise scenario, this timeline accelerates to 2080. The report highlights specific risks to military installations in San Diego and developing neighborhoods in San Francisco. However, the document notes that limiting warming to approximately 1.8°C (the 'low' scenario) could prevent any California community from reaching the 10% chronic inundation threshold by the end of the century. To address these risks, the UCS advocates for halting risky coastal development, enhancing disaster response funding, and creating new policies for managed retreat and relocation.

The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) identifies numerous Florida communities facing 'chronic inundation'—defined as high tide flooding 10% or more of usable, non-wetland area at least 26 times per year. Under an intermediate sea level rise scenario, five communities will face this by 2035 and 53 by 2100. In a high scenario, Miami Beach and Key Biscayne could see 60% and 50% of their areas chronically inundated by 2060, respectively. The report argues that limiting global warming to approximately 1.8°C could spare between 39 and 71 Florida communities from this fate by 2100. To address these risks, UCS advocates for halting risky coastal development, enhancing disaster response frameworks like FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, and creating new policies for managed retreat and relocation.

The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) warns that many Louisiana communities face 'chronic inundation'—defined as high tide flooding 10% or more of usable, non-wetland area at least 26 times per year—within the coming decades. Under an intermediate sea level rise scenario, 95 southern Louisiana communities will face this by 2035, increasing to 131 by 2100. In the high scenario, some areas, including all communities in Lafourche and Terrebonne Parishes, could see 90 to 100 percent of their land area chronically inundated by the end of the century. The report argues for a science-based approach to adaptation, including updating flood risk maps, reforming insurance, and creating programs for retreat and relocation.

The Union of Concerned Scientists identifies that under a high sea level rise scenario, four New Hampshire communities will face chronic inundation by 2100, defined as high tide flooding 10% or more of usable non-wetland area at least 26 times per year. While the 10% threshold is reached late in the century due to inland areas and higher elevations, low-lying neighborhoods in towns like Seabrook and Hampton already experience disruptive flooding. The report suggests that limiting warming to 1.8°C could spare up to four communities from this fate. Recommended policy responses include phasing out risky coastal development, enhancing FEMA's disaster response frameworks, and creating new programs for retreat and relocation.

The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) identifies New York communities at risk of 'chronic inundation'—defined as high tide flooding 10% or more of usable, non-wetland area at least 26 times per year. Under a high sea level rise scenario, 14 New York communities will face this by 2100, including four New York City boroughs, with significant impacts on Manhattan (12%), Queens (15%), and Brooklyn (15%). Some areas, such as Coney Island and Long Beach, could face chronic inundation as early as 2060. The document argues that curtailing warming to approximately 1.8°C could spare between three and 13 communities by 2100. To address these risks, UCS recommends phasing out risky coastal development, enhancing disaster response frameworks like FEMA's grants, and creating new policies for managed retreat and relocation.

The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) identifies numerous North Carolina communities facing 'chronic inundation'—defined as high tide flooding 10% or more of usable, non-wetland area at least 26 times per year—by 2035 and 2100. Under an intermediate scenario, 13 communities will face this by 2035 and 36 by 2100; under a high scenario, 43 will be affected by 2060 and 63 by 2100. The report emphasizes that curtailing warming could spare between 23 and 37 communities from chronic inundation by the end of the century. Recommended actions include updating flood risk maps, reforming insurance, enhancing FEMA funding, and creating programs for managed retreat and relocation.

The Union of Concerned Scientists identifies numerous South Carolina communities at risk of chronic inundation—defined as high tide flooding 10% or more of usable non-wetland area at least 26 times per year. Under an intermediate scenario, two communities will face this by 2035 and 19 by 2100; under a high scenario, 22 communities will be affected by 2100, with significant impacts on Charleston, Hilton Head, Edisto Island, and Kiawah Island by 2060. The report argues that limiting warming to 1.8°C could spare up to 10 communities from this fate and calls for updated flood maps, reformed insurance, and funded relocation programs.

The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) identifies that multiple Virginia communities face 'chronic inundation'—defined as high tide flooding 10% or more of usable, non-wetland area at least 26 times per year—by 2100. Under an intermediate scenario, three communities will be affected by 2035 and 21 by 2100; under a high scenario, 38 communities will be exposed by the century's end. The report highlights specific risks to Poquoson, Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Hampton, and military installations like Joint Base Langley-Eustis and Naval Air Station Oceana Dam Neck Annex. It argues that limiting global warming to approximately 1.8°C could spare 16 to 30 communities from this fate by 2100. Recommended responses include phasing out risky coastal development, enhancing FEMA's mitigation grants, and creating new programs for retreat and relocation.

The document highlights a strong correlation between high energy efficiency scores in the RISE index and high rankings in the Ease of Doing Business among the top twenty high-impact countries. It identifies dedicated entities and specific measures like minimum energy performance standards and building codes as essential for implementing energy efficiency, while noting that Nigeria exhibits both low energy efficiency scores and a low Doing Business rank.

The document outlines strategies for Alberta's cities to improve disaster preparedness in the face of climate change, emphasizing the integration of extreme weather projections, the creation of system redundancies, and the use of green infrastructure and building codes to reduce long-term costs.

The report examines the progress of decarbonisation across three global energy sectors. It highlights the rapid growth of wind and solar power, the emerging scale of electric vehicle sales, and the relative lag in the buildings sector despite available technological solutions.

The document argues that Alberta's cities must move beyond historical climatic patterns to build resilience against more frequent and intense extreme weather events. It emphasizes integrating climate projections into emergency planning, investing in robust and redundant infrastructure, and fostering community resourcefulness through participatory engagement.

The document identifies three primary energy challenges for cities in the global South: the urgent need for increased access, unsustainable growth in energy demand, and the risk of locking in carbon-intensive development models. It proposes three scalable solutions: accelerating the shift to cleaner cooking fuels, scaling up distributed renewable energy (specifically solar PV), and increasing the energy efficiency of buildings and appliances. The authors argue that these interventions provide dual benefits, improving health and livelihoods for the urban poor while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution for the city as a whole. Implementation requires coordinated governance, policy reforms such as removing fossil-fuel subsidies, and innovative financing models like pay-as-you-go schemes.

The document describes two methods for establishing building proxies for Climate Bonds Certification: benchmarking against local market emissions performance and analyzing the proportion of total ratings or labels awarded. The first method uses the top 15% of energy-efficient buildings to create an emissions performance trajectory that declines to zero by 2050, requiring proxies to have 'sunset dates' when they no longer meet the tightening threshold. The second method is used when emissions data is lacking, requiring evidence that a specific rating or label falls within the top 15% of all awards under a representative scheme, with these proxies reviewed every two years.

The report analyzes 35 climate and energy policies for China using the Energy Policy Simulator (EPS), comparing a Reference Scenario (RS) with a Low Carbon (LC) and an Accelerated Low Carbon (ALC) scenario. It finds that carbon pricing, renewable energy standards, and enhanced building codes are among the most effective tools for reducing CO2e emissions. While the LC scenario aims to peak CO2 emissions between 2025 and 2030, the ALC scenario focuses on cost-effectiveness to peak CO2 as soon as possible, achieving a peak in 2022. The analysis highlights that regulatory policies generally drive the majority of emissions reductions, though carbon pricing has the highest overall abatement potential. The report recommends a carbon price of at least 60 RMB per ton, increased renewable energy targets beyond 30% by 2030, and the adoption of MOHURD One Star as the minimum building code standard.

The report analyzes various policy scenarios for China's energy transition, highlighting that carbon pricing and renewable energy standards are the most powerful tools for reducing emissions. It emphasizes that regulatory policies, particularly energy efficiency standards in buildings and industry, are highly cost-effective. The analysis suggests a transition toward a service-based economy and a decarbonized electricity grid to meet emissions peaking goals by 2030.