What an opening for Day One of #TheRealityTour in Ulaanbaatar. We began with a...

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What an opening for Day One of #TheRealityTour in Ulaanbaatar. We began with a blessing and powerful earth grounding ceremonial music from @bashat.jaratman and wuisp_argabilig, offered by the Council of Elders, World Union of Indigenous Spiritual Practitioners. Our host, Ariunaa, then introduced the day, leading into remarks from our founder @algore, who then joined regional leaders to reflect on 10 years of climate progress since the Paris Agreement, and what cooperation and ambition could mean for Mongolia’s clean energy future. In the afternoon, @mongoliannomadfamily reminded us of the power of everyday climate action, sharing how nomadic traditions hold lessons for living in balance with nature and spirit. Amazing breakout sessions and panels followed, then a partnership fair, where 14 Mongolian organizations connected with excited attendees, creating new opportunities and relationships to #ActOnClimate! With Mongolia facing real challenges from air pollution to desertification, these conversations and connections matter more than ever. We can’t wait for Day Two! #ThisisReality #LeadwithClimateReality #Mongolia

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Westminster’s £15 billion Warm Homes Plan signals a decisive shift toward sustainable building design and low carbon construction materials. The policy aims to retrofit five million homes, embedding energy‑efficient buildings and sustainable construction as national priorities. Success depends on skilled installers, verified performance data, and consistent standards that meet BREEAM V7 and whole life carbon assessment benchmarks. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors stresses that quality assurance and lifecycle assessment must guide procurement to achieve genuine environmental sustainability in construction rather than short‑term gains.

Legal challenges such as the High Court case against Gatwick’s expansion confirm that climate accountability now defines planning risk. Projects unable to demonstrate credible embodied carbon reduction or transparent whole life carbon data will face increasing resistance. Regulatory scrutiny is expanding to lifecycle cost analysis and life cycle thinking in construction, ensuring that both operational energy and embodied carbon in materials are addressed within design approvals.

A new Carbon Majors study tracing half of global emissions to 32 companies, including cement producers, intensifies pressure to decarbonise the built environment. Demand is accelerating for renewable building materials, low embodied carbon materials, and eco‑design for buildings that support circular economy in construction principles. Designers and developers aligning with sustainable material specification and carbon neutral construction can leverage investor appetite for demonstrable carbon footprint reduction.

The market is entering a phase in which retrofit drives growth, permitting tightens for high‑impact schemes, and capital prioritises projects achieving net zero whole life carbon. Firms evidencing performance across building lifecycle performance, environmental product declarations (EPDs), and resource efficiency in construction will lead the transition toward net zero carbon buildings and verifiable green construction outcomes.

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