World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) and its network of over 70 Green Building Councils are launching Circularity Accelerator ? a global programme to accelerate the adoption of circular economy and resource efficiency principles in the building and construction sector.
According to a report released by the United Nations (UN), there?s a 50% chance of exceeding 1.5°C of global heating in the next five years. Between the UN Climate Summit of COP21 in Paris and COP26 in Glasgow, the global economy consumed 70% more raw materials than the Earth can safely replenish.

“The impact of this resource use ? associated GHG emissions and pollution and plunging biodiversity ? accelerates climate change and the decline of life-sustaining ecosystem services such as the maintenance of clean water and productive soils. These impacts unequally affect the most vulnerable communities and economies around the world. But that can and must change,? says Cristina Gamboa, CEO, WorldGBC.
To tackle the climate and resource impact of the built environment and to support the ambitions of the UN?s Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement, WorldGBC?s Circularity Accelerator convenes members to work towards the circularity and resource efficiency goals:

– 2030 goal: The sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources within the built environment, achieving zero waste to landfill targets and working towards a built environment with net zero whole life resou...