
A net zero carbon future for cities
Cities across the world account for most of our carbon emissions and energy use, yet they cover only 3% of the earth’s land surface. As the global population grows, so does new constructi...
Established in 2001, Basel Agency for Sustainable Energy (BASE) is a Swiss not-for-profit foundation and a specialized partner of United Nations Environment. BASE combines expertise in technology, markets, economics, finance and business development to deliver effective project solutions. BASE builds bridges between sectors and actors at the nexus between sustainable energy, finance and international development. It seeks deeper solutions, including markets that are challenging and underserved. The actionable solutions that it designs, develops and implements seek to be disruptive, self-sustaining and replicable.