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COP24: Huge untapped potential in greener construction, says UN environment agency

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COP24: Huge untapped potential in greener construction, says UN environment agency

COP24: Huge untapped potential in greener construction, says UN environment agency   Noting some progress in greening the global construction industry, the United Nations environment agency (UNEP) co-released a report on Friday at the COP24 climate conference in Katowice, Poland, sounding the alarm on the need for “dramatic action” to reduce the sector’s greenhouse gas emissions. “It’s critical we have a big change over the next couple of years in how we do buildings and construction”, said Joyce Msuya, Deputy Executive Director of UNEP. “We only need to look at the current norms and quality of many buildings to see...

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