Getting serious about sustainability ...United Arab Emirates

It’s a well-known fact that the built-environment is responsible for 40% of all annual global greenhouse gas emissions (GHGe). Breaking that figure down, building operations are responsible for 27% annually, while building and infrastructure materials and construction (embodied carbon) are responsible for an additional 13%. In addition, according to the IEA Energy Technology Perspectives 2020 report, by 2040 approximately 2/3 of the global building stock will be structures that exist today. This means without action to decarbonise existing stock across the globe, these buildings will still be emitting CO2 emissions in 2040, which will negatively influence countries’ chances of achieving the

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