Remove 2019 Remove Embodied Carbon Remove Paris Agreement
article thumbnail

Leading on Embodied Carbon

3BL Media

or less in line with the Paris Agreement, it is essential to decarbonize our economy by 2050. We are proud to be leading the reduction of operational emissions by achieving our 2030 Sustainability Commitments , but in order to achieve global climate goals, we also need to reduce the embodied carbon in building materials and equipment.

article thumbnail

UN: Pandemic causes dip in building emissions, but long-term outlook bleak

Envirotec Magazine

In 2015, 90 countries included actions for addressing buildings emissions or improving energy efficiency in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement. per cent compared to 2019. Some small progress, but not enough. This number has now hit 136, although ambition varies.

article thumbnail

Academia, Cities, and the Private Sector Gather to Discuss "Systems Transformations for a 1.5 Degree World" alongside Global Climate Summit COP25

Sustainable Development Network

On 9-10 December, 2019 in Madrid, Spain alongside the UNFCCC COP25 , the Low-Emissions Solutions Conference (LESC) entitled “Systems Transformations for a 1.5 As of September 2019, at least 77 countries and 100 cities have committed to net zero carbon emissions by 2050.