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Reflecting on COP27 and Rallying for SBTi

3BL Media

For those of us in the building industry, it means a steadfast urgency to accelerate our commitment to drive the total carbon of buildings to zero. The latest UNEP Emissions Gap Report found that as a global society we still do not have a credible pathway to achieve our common goal of limiting global temperature increase to 1.5°C.

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

Envirotec Magazine

“This year showed that climate change is an immediate direct threat to every community on this planet, and it is only going to intensify,” said Inger Andersen, Executive Director of UNEP. Governments need to commit to further decarbonising the power, as well as heating and cooling energy supply.

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Here's the secret to cooling India’s buildings

Corporate Knights

A ballooning carbon footprint compounds matters, as globally the buildings and construction sector is the largest emitter of greenhouse gases, accounting for 37% of global emissions, according to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).