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Construction industry publishes sweeping net zero blueprint

James Murray
James Murray
clock 21 July 2021 • 4 min read
Construction industry publishes sweeping net zero blueprint

New 'Performance Framework' includes fresh goals to slash the use of diesel equipment, drastically improve building energy efficiency, and help enable transport decarbonisation

Diesel generators on construction sites could soon become a thing of the past, under a sweeping new strategy designed to accelerate decarbonisation efforts across the UK construction industry. The government...

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