Case Study
Salvador, Brazil: Sustainable building certification and tax discounts
Model: Market-Shaping Policy & Regulation
Abstract
Salvador’s IPTU Verde (IPTU) programme uses tax discounts to incentivise individual, commercial, and industrial property developments to incorporate sustainable building practices. The programme is one of the actions listed in the city’s Climate Action Plan.
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