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US and Canada green city index

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The US and Canada Green City Index, a research project conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit, sponsored by Siemens, seeks to measure and assess the environmental performance of 27 major US and Canadian cities across a range of criteria. This report presents the key findings and highlights from the Index, and is intended to provide stakeholders with a unique tool to help cities in the region learn from each other in order to better address the common environmental challenges they face.

Chasing the negawatt

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Chasing the negawatt – Energy efficiency in British homes and business: A policy perspective is a T-Systems report, written by the Economist Intelligence Unit. It reviews current UK business and consumer perspectives on energy efficiencyin order to identify the steps that need to be taken to change their behaviour.

The frugal manufacturer

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Industry accounts for around one-third of the world’s final energy demand; around 60 percent of this industrial demand is from developing countries. Industry’s total energy use continues to grow as a result of expanding production volumes, a trend that is likely to continue in the coming decades as living standards rise in developing regions. Meanwhile, energy use by industry is in many parts of the world less than fully efficient, and in some parts of industry leaves much room for improvement.

Adapting to an uncertain climate

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The sustainable future

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Unlocking the benefits of energy efficiency

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Liveanomics

There is no doubt that the lives of cities and of the businesses located in them are inextricably intertwined. But how closely linked are cities' economic growth and their liveability?

A survey of urban professionals conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit shows that the idea of liveability has a number of different components. Jobs and cost of living, public transport and roads, safety and security and culture and nightlife all rank highly among our respondents' list of factors contributing to a city's attractiveness as a place to live and work.

Latin American Green City Index

The Latin American Green City Index seeks to measure and assess the environmental performance of 17 major Latin American cities across a range of criteria. This report presents the key findings and highlights from the Index and is intended to provide stakeholders with a unique tool to help Latin American cities learn from each other, in order to better address the common environmental challenges they face.

Keeping traffic flowing

In December 2009 and January 2010, the Economist Intelligence Unit conducted a benchmarking study of ten countries to determine their current and likely future transport efficiency. For purposes of this study, transport efficiency is defined as operating a transport system to maximum advantage—that is, with the lowest possible costs in time, money, accidents and environmental impact.

The winds of change

This report is an annual review of M&A activity within the renewable energy sector. It was written by the Economist Intelligence Unit in co-operation with KPMG and is based on a survey of 200 senior executives from across the global energy industry, conducted in February and March 2009.

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