The construction sector is responsible for 10% of all greenhouse gas #emissions globally. Decarbonising materials such as #concrete and #cement is needed to reduce this #carbon footprint. On 24 March 2022, the Programme for Energy Efficiency in Buildings (PEEB) organised a webinar on how to tackle #embodiedcarbon. The webinar was organized in cooperation with ABC21, ACT initiative and GlobalABC, with the participation of experts from industry, academia and international organisations:
- Anna Zinecker, PEEB
- Jérémy Bourgault, PEEB
- Chitra K Vishwanath, Architect Biome Environmental Solutions, India
- Asmae Khaldoun, Al-Akhwayn University, Morocco / ABC21 - Ernest Dione, MEDD Senegal
- Marlène Dresch, ACT Initiative
- Anupam Badola - Assistant General Manager at Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd, India
- Luca de Giovanetti, World Business Council for Sustainable Development
- Anna Dyson, Founding Director, Center for Ecosystems in Architecture (CEA) at Yale University
- Jonathan Duwyn, GlobalABC, Programme Officer, Buildings and Construction, Cities Unit, Energy and Climate Branch, UNEP

#climateaction #climatechange #buildingssector #construction #embodiedcarbon #BuildingsPavillion #BuildingToCOP27 #COP27 #ParisAgreement

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