Net zero carbon building plan for UK to be unveiled at COP26

Michael Holder
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UK Green Building Council spearheads drive to develop 'single, coherent', science-based roadmap to decarbonise the UK's entire built environment

A "single, coherent" action plan for transforming the entire UK built environment to deliver net zero emissions is to be developed by a host of green building and construction experts over the next year,...

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