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How Will Smart Cities be Financed?

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Singapore Electrical Grid. “Singapore will cut back on power consumption by 22 percent with improvements in 80 percent of the building stock through its energy efficiency program, ‘green mark,’ in buildings by 2030 while the net savings are expected to amount to USD 400 million.” Footnotes. [1] Footnotes. [1]

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Trends 2019: Let the Prediction Season Begin

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Weller observes, “A combination of widespread aging, falling fertility, and urbanization will lead to a dramatically different world in 2030. And, the World Economic Forum estimates that the global cost of chronic diseases — driven largely by aging populations — will total US$47 trillion between 2010 and 2030. With an expected 8.3