Cutting urban carbon emissions by retrofitting buildings

Cities around the world have been adopting policies and incentive programs to encourage building retrofits to reduce their energy use and carbon emissions. But analyses from an MIT team have revealed that cities’ retrofit plans often won’t achieve their goals—although decarbonizing the local grid could make the difference. This episode follows the MIT News version of the article. Read it at: Read the original, full-length article: Listen to more audio articles: Join the mailing list or send us feedback: ⁠⁠

Cutting urban carbon emissions by retrofitting buildings

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