The building design and construction industry is at the cusp of sea change in how we quantify and consider carbon emissions in the built environment. Any strategy toward reducing the greenhouse gas contributions of the building sector will require a rigorous, comprehensive approach to carbon emissions
Just in time for the ongoing UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn in May, a study by a special intelligence task force at REC Group shows how solar energy can make a significant contribution to limiting the global temperature rise. However, the required capacity ramp-up could be up to nine times higher in 2025 than predicted by any other current forecast.