{"id":32825,"date":"2017-04-27T12:20:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-27T11:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=32825"},"modified":"2017-04-27T12:54:22","modified_gmt":"2017-04-27T11:54:22","slug":"building-emissions-paris-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/building-emissions-paris-agreement\/32825\/","title":{"rendered":"Building emissions must be reduced to meet Paris Agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>When it comes to improving building emissions and meeting the terms of the Paris Agreement, Europe must lead by example, say a coalition of businesses<\/h2>\n<p>Businesses are calling for more to be done to reduce the emissions caused by buildings.<\/p>\n<p>The coalition, made up of cities, authorities, manufacturers, utility companies and scholars, is calling for a European-wide approach in tackling greenhouse gas emissions and meeting the targets set out in the Paris Agreement. It wants to see clear targets and action to develop the energy performance of existing housing stock, to bring it more in line with new building emissions standards.<\/p>\n<p>This statement has been released ahead of the EU deadline to publish updated strategies to reduce building energy consumption at the same time as new EU energy laws are being formulated. Buildings account for around 36 percent of Europe\u2019s total greenhouse gas emissions and, as a result, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/energy-efficiency-policy-lower-emissions\/29422\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">are a significant area where reductions can be made<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Supported by previous calls<\/h3>\n<p>The statement is supported by the results of the <a href=\"http:\/\/buildupon.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BUILD UPON<\/a> report, which saw 13 Green Building Councils in Europe give expert advice to national governments to formulate new strategies to improve the energy performance of building stock. This has given a clear direction on the action that policymakers need to take in order to fulfil the agreement.<\/p>\n<p>The call to action is supported by previous reports from the Committee on Climate Change, which warned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/reports-criticise-governments-attempt-cut-emissions\/27937\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">government is failing in its commitment to cut emissions<\/a> and to develop new heating policies.<\/p>\n<p>A coalition of organisations from the building sector has recently called on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/building-coalition-calls-2050-energy-objectives\/27493\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">European Commission to improve the energy efficiency of building stock<\/a>. The coalition sent a letter to the European Commission stating: \u201cIt is clear that the Paris commitment cannot be honoured without drastically reducing energy consumption in our buildings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>James Drinkwater, European Regional Director of the World Green Building Council, said: \u201cEurope is at a crossroads in terms of its energy policy, with decision-makers unwilling to commit to a clear vision for one of Europe\u2019s most pressing climate challenges \u2013 its buildings. But this intervention is proof that a large number of businesses and organisations are committed to ambitious plans on building renovation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur Green Building Councils in Europe have been leading this charge by helping their national governments to develop strong action plans to transform buildings across Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to improving building emissions and meeting the terms of the Paris Agreement, Europe must lead by example, say a coalition of businesses<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[307],"tags":[430,673],"stakeholder_rel_tag":[],"contributor_rel_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-32825","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-energy-news","7":"tag-energy-efficiency","8":"tag-energy"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Building emissions must be reduced to meet Paris Agreement<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"When it comes to improving building emissions and meeting the terms of the Paris Agreement, Europe must lead by example, say a coalition of businesses\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/building-emissions-paris-agreement\/32825\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Building emissions must be reduced to meet Paris Agreement\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"When it comes to improving building emissions and meeting the terms of the Paris Agreement, Europe must lead by example, say a coalition of businesses\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/building-emissions-paris-agreement\/32825\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Planning, Building &amp; 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