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Pittsburgh’s advanced water metering system

Growing demand for water for household and industrial activities is placing strain on limited water resources globally: By 2030, a business-as-usual...
Robert C. Brears
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Amsterdam’s interactive energy atlas

With the City of Amsterdam’s population projected to increase by around 100,000-150,000 and the city transitioning towards a renewable energy future...
Robert C. Brears
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Frankfurt’s GreenBelt acting as a green lung

Frankfurt is one of the world’s leading green cities with: 52% of its space green; 160,000 trees lining its streets and...
Robert C. Brears
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Decoupling growth from carbon emissions in NRW

The German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) is a supersized economy in Germany and Europe with a GDP of over EUR...
Robert C. Brears
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Energy efficiency in California’s buildings

California’s energy efficiency standards for new buildings – residential and non-residential – have saved consumers billions of dollars in reduced electricity...
Robert C. Brears
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Korea’s smart grids for water and energy

Korea is embarking on a smart grid future for its water and energy supplies with numerous economic and environmental benefits for...
Robert C. Brears
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Investing in green climate adaptation solutions

By 2050, 66% of the world’s population will be living in urban areas, increasing the concentration of people exposed to climate...
Robert C. Brears
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Developing the UK’s smart grid

In the UK, 53 million smart meters for electricity and gas will be installed across all households and small non-domestic premises...
Robert C. Brears
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Rotterdam’s clean energy goals

Rotterdam has launched its ‘Rotterdam Programme on Sustainability and Climate change’ that will guide the city’s attempts to accelerate and upscale...
Robert C. Brears
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Mitigating bio-energy-food nexus pressures

Countries around the world are beginning to transition away from fossil fuel-based economies towards bio-economies that use biological sources, materials and...
Robert C. Brears
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