CO2 Impact Of Buildings

Buildings Can Play a Key Role in Combating Climate Change
US Green Building Council, 3/29/2007

The right mix of appropriate government regulation, greater use of energy saving technologies and behavioural change can substantially reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the building sector which accounts for 30-40 % of global energy use, says a new report from the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Sustainable Building and Construction Initiative (SBCI).
The new report, Buildings and Climate Change: Status, Challenges and Opportunities, says many opportunities exist for governments, industry and consumers to take appropriate actions during the life span of buildings that will help mitigate the impacts of global warming.

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