Study: Built environment circularity could cut construction sector CO2 by 75 per cent by 2050

Stuart Stone
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Circular economy approaches could cut building industry carbon emissions by up to four gigatons by 2050, McKinsey and WEF research claims

Construction sector carbon emissions could be reduced by up to 75 per cent by 2050 through the development of a more circular economy, according to a new report published by McKinsey & Company and the...

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