Building emissions soared to all-time high in 2021, study reveals

Cecilia Keating
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Building emissions soared to all-time high in 2021, study reveals

Operation and construction of buildings is responsible for more than a third of energy and industry process-related emissions, findings show

The building and construction sector's energy consumption and carbon emissions have reached an all-time high, presenting a major challenge to the global effort to stabilise global temperatures. That...

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