UNITED NATIONS, Sep 14 (IPS) - The building sector may be overdue for a significant overhaul of the processes in which infrastructure is built to be more environmentally conscious and reduce carbon emissions, a new UN report reveals.
A UN report advises significant overhaul of the processes in which infrastructure is built to be more environmentally conscious and reduce carbon emissions.
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On Tuesday, the United Nations Environment Program and the Yale Center for Ecosystems and Architecture put out a new report, Building Materials and the Climate: Constructing a New Future.
The construction sector the most polluting and difficult to decarbonise must build less, use more sustainable materials and clean up conventional ones to slash its emissions, the United Nations said on Tuesday.