I he government's announcement that the UK would commit to a plan for net zero carbon emissions by 2050 will affect every part of our economy, and it should provoke an overdue revolution in the construction industry. Our built environment is estimated, by the University of Oxford, to ...
The science is clear: to avoid the most damaging effects of climate change, the world must reach net-zero greenhouse gas ( GHG ) emissions around mid-century. That means reducing human-caused GHG emissions to the lowest levels possible, and balancing any remaining emissions by permanently removin...
5 Steps to Reach Net-Zero Emissions by 2030 Step 1: Education While a number of organizations have made carbon reduction commitments and solutions, a huge swathe of the industry is still unaware of the problem or does not have a plan in place to address reducing their carbon footprint. Th...
According to the agreement, based on the best available science, the world must reach net-zero GHG emissions early in the second half of the present century. That will require the transformation of economies and societies alike.1To date, 136 of the signatory countries, responsible for 83...
a cleaner energy system is still only in its infancy. Governments must respond to these market signals, facilitating a hugeprivate-sectorinvestment boom over the next decade that increases capacity. If they don’t, they stand little chance of keeping their promises to reach “net-zero”emissions...
Canada’s air transportation system covers about 18 million square kilometres, and several different technologies and strategies will be needed to reach net zero by 2050. Global aviation contributed to two percent of total greenhouse gas emissions in 2019 and trends in...
The European aviation sector must substantially reduce climate impacts to reach net-zero goals. This reduction, however, must not be limited to flight CO2 emissions since such a narrow focus leaves up to 80% of climate impacts unaccounted for. Based on r
To reach net zero carbon construction by 2050, companies need to find ways to reduce carbon emissions across the construction value chain. In brief Building construction and operation are responsible for a substantial share of global CO2 emissions. Governments are offering incentives and ...
But the target for all industries, companies, and countries is to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, as laid out in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change goals of limiting global warming to no more than 1.5°C above preindustrial levels. As the ener...
Why negative emissions are important for reaching net-zero emissions Emma Gibbs: The best analogy is walking into a bathroom and seeing an almost full bath with the taps still running. The first thing you would do is turn off the taps. You would reduc...