The British government has committed to cutting the country’s carbon emissions by 34% by 2020 and 80% by 2050, both relative to 1990 levels but a group of experts has warned that this will be “physically impossible”.
Quite a slap in the face and a worrying prospect. To address the problem they suggest a “war time” mentality is needed. More and more is clear that the solution to the climate problem does not rely only in the implementation of renewables, but first of all in cutting our addiction to energy consumption. More and more it is clear that efficiency is the key. The construction industry is warned: large part of the solution lies in their hands, they need to be part of the solution. Otherwise we’d better get used to cold showers.
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