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Tokyo’s Urban Cap and Trade for Commercial Buildings Sees Huge Success in First Year of Operation

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Me with Yuko Nishida, planner, Bureau of Environment Metropolitan Government of

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Tens of thousands of delegates from diverse backgrounds and geographical regions convened in Rio to protect the future we want through sustainable development policy. While progress was made on the negotiating text, few are satisfied with the level of commitments and accountability from national governments. However, the news from Rio isn’t entirely bleak. Subnational governments are leap-frogging the unambitious goals of national governments to realize their own goals of urban sustainability.

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