OTS - Oslo, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Budapest Commit to Clean Construction, Moving the Industry Towards a Sustainable Future
2020. November 24. 08:00
London, UK, 24 November, 2020 (APA/OTS) - Four leading mayors are
initial signatories to the C40 Clean Construction Declaration,
pledging to work with industry to halve emissions from construction
projects in their cities by 2030/ Construction is responsible for
23% of the world's GHG emissions - Today, the mayors of Oslo, Los
Angeles, Mexico City and Budapest have pledged to halve emissions
from all construction activities in their cities by 2030, in
collaboration with leading companies and innovative business
communities.
Through C40's Clean Construction Declaration, mayors pledge to
revolutionise the global construction industry and shift it towards
a more sustainable future, to achieve "a thriving, resilient,
healthy life for everyone in our cities, especially our most
vulnerable communities."
The construction industry is currently responsible for over 23%
of the world's GHG emissions and 30% of global resource consumption
- business as usual would mean a dangerous global temperature
increase of 3°C.
The Declaration sets bold, ambitious targets to develop
net-zero emission buildings and infrastructure of the future by:
- Reducing embodied emissions by at least 50% for all new
buildings and retrofits by 2030
- Reducing embodied emissions by at least 50% of all
infrastructure projects by 2030
- Procuring and when possible using only zero emission
construction machinery from 2025
The commitment to repurpose and retrofit existing building
stock has huge potential to create new green jobs - vital for a
green and just recovery from COVID-19.
Mayors will use their purchasing power to normalise zero
emission construction machinery; demand supply chain transparency
and accountability; embed clean construction policies into design,
procurement and contracting processes, and building codes. Mayors'
promise to approve at least one net-zero emission flagship
construction project by 2025 and report annually on progress.
For the full version of this press release, please visit:
https://www.c40.org/press_releases/clean-construction-declaration-launch
- Picture is available at AP Images (http://www.apimages.com) -
Hannah Prime, Media and Editorial Manager
hprime@c40.org
+44 (0) 776 939 7801
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