Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 3, 2021

To live up to their climate pledge under the Paris agreement, EU lawmakers must ensure all 250 million existing as well as all new buildings in the EU become nearly zero greenhouse gas emitters – so says a new report from the European Academies’ Science Advisory Council (EASAC). Currently, between 1 and 1.5%

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2021

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

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 27, 2021

The industry must create a single, universally recognised, managed and constantly improving source of carbon emission factors, for the full range of construction products and building materials that are used in infrastructure projects. Planning framework guidance for carbon assessment to be adjusted to be in line with the Paris Agreement.

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Sustainability Matters

JUNE 27, 2023

They will play a key role in limiting global temperature increases and ensuring Australia’s transition to a low carbon future consistent with commitments under the Paris Agreement. These targets are enshrined in law in the Climate Change Act 2022. Image credit: iStock.com/schwartstock

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Sustainable Development Network

JANUARY 9, 2020

Cristina Gamboa of the WGBC presented the future of buildings, “By 2030, new buildings, infrastructure and renovations will have at least 40% less embodied carbon, with significant upfront carbon reduction.” As of September 2019, at least 77 countries and 100 cities have committed to net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Non-profit organisation’s report describes actions that would gear the buildings and construction sector towards a net zero future, through elimination of embodied carbon emissions. WorldGBC’s vision to fully decarbonise the sector requires eliminating both operational and embodied carbon emissions.

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ESG Today

MARCH 1, 2023

According to Canada’s new “Standard on the Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Setting of Reduction Targets,” federal procurements greater than $25 million will induce suppliers to measure and disclose their and adopt a science-based target to reduce GHG emissions in line with the Paris Agreement.

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