Architecture 2030

Deriving its name from the date by which it challenges all new buildings to be carbon neutral, Architecture 2030 puts the call out to the architecture community to make buildings passive through a variety of green building practices. As they put it:

Buildings are the major source of demand for energy and materials that produce by-product greenhouse gases (GHG). Slowing the growth rate of GHG emissions and then reversing it over the next ten years is the key to keeping global warming under one degree centigrade (°C) above today's level. It will require immediate action and a concerted global effort.

It would be great if more organizations like this sprouted up in various industries. When people realize that they will save money (and the world) in the long run through green practices, maybe there will be faster progress.