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Decarbonising buildings: achieving zero carbon heating and cooling
Why should we act fast to decarbonise the building sector? Which technologies are needed to replace carbon-intensive technologies?
The urgency of addressing emissions from buildings is clear; greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from this sector make up roughly a fifth of total global emissions. Despite the rapidly diminishing global carbon budget and need for all sectors to decarbonise, buildings sector emissions have remained stubbornly consistent.
While there is positive movement in some sectors – renewable energy, light-duty vehicles – decarbonising the buildings sector has been slow-moving. Why is there so little progress, and what would it take to initiate the kind of transformative change required?
In this report, Climate Action Tracker outlines the broad set of actions that governments can include in their buildings sector decarbonisation strategies, with a specific focus on achieving zero carbon heating and cooling. The report is based on four vital elements: the technologies needed to replace carbon-intensive technologies, performance standards and building code...
The urgency of addressing emissions from buildings is clear; greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from this sector make up roughly a fifth of total global emissions. Despite the rapidly diminishing global carbon budget and need for all sectors to decarbonise, buildings sector emissions have remained stubbornly consistent.
While there is positive movement in some sectors – renewable energy, light-duty vehicles – decarbonising the buildings sector has been slow-moving. Why is there so little progress, and what would it take to initiate the kind of transformative change required?
In this report, Climate Action Tracker outlines the broad set of actions that governments can include in their buildings sector decarbonisation strategies, with a specific focus on achieving zero carbon heating and cooling. The report is based on four vital elements: the technologies needed to replace carbon-intensive technologies, performance standards and building code...
