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    Free Webinar: Zero Is The New Black: The Path To Carbon Neutrality, December 15, 10 am - 12 pm PT

  • 15 December 2023
  • Start time : 10:00 AM
  • End time : 12:00 PM
  • Event Host : San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E)
Zero Is The New Black: The Path To Carbon Neutrality, SDGE
Event Description

Buildings have one of the highest carbon footprints—they currently contribute to 30% of global annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and consume around 40% of the world’s energy. The construction, maintenance and ongoing energy consumption of commercial buildings make up the majority of the real estate sector’s overall carbon emissions profile. As the saying goes, it’s not the supermarket bag that’s the problem, it’s the supermarket building. Over the past decade, the real estate industry has taken substantial strides toward reducing carbon emissions and energy consumption—while increasing asset value in many cases.

We’ve made great progress, but there is more work to be done. Ultimately, we must reach “net zero” emissions, meaning that industry must remove as much carbon as it emits each year. This will take aggressive approaches, new technology and innovative public policy. It is an ambitious, even audacious, goal, but it’s the moonshot of our time—and it’s achievable.

This session is both a learning experience and a call to action for businesses and rate payers alike. Zero is the new Black, and Carbon Neutrality is the Future. It’s time to get to work.

Learning Objectives:

  • Achieving carbon neutrality for a given organization or real estate portfolio may be easier than you think
  • Estimate the overall carbon footprint of your own business and/or lifestyle using tools such as Climate Neutral’s carbon calculator
  • Cover key concepts such as Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), Science Based Targets (SBTs), Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs), REC Additionality, Energy Technology and more

  • Host Company/Organization Name
    • San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E)
  • Speakers / Presenters
    • Alex Spilger is Global Head of ESG for Kennedy Wilson and Founder of GreenStep. He has consulted on over 100 diverse green building projects and has taught over 300 green building workshops across the globe. Alex is a LEED Accredited Professional with specialties in BD+C, ID+C & EBOM, USGBC Faculty, WELL AP & WELL Faculty, a Certified Green Building Professional, a Continuing Education Provider, HERS Rater and holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from UCLA.
  • Cost
    • FREE Event
  • Event type
    • Online/Webinar

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