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Zero Carbon Buildings 2050
30 July 2020
Zero Carbon Buildings 2050 Report News
WorldGBC and GRESB join forces to drive net zero carbon buildings
e-architect unveil a report by independent research organisation CE Delft titled “Zero Carbon Buildings 2050“, which recommends a first-ever long-term roadmap of policies to deliver essential carbon reductions in the residential building sector by 2050.
The building sector is one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions in the EU. Buildings consume 40% of all energy in the EU and emit 36% of the union’s CO2. In its long-term strategy for 2050, the European Commission recognises the need for a near-complete decarbonisation of the building sector to meet its climate goals. But, according to the report, current policies will cut only a third of the emissions from buildings. Baseline annual CO2 emissions of residential sector (direct, indirect and embedded emissions) (Credit: ?Zero Carbon Buildings 2050?, CE Delft):

The report is released ahead of the upcoming Renovation Wave?an EU initiative to boost building renovation to be presented this autumn?and as European states discuss national recovery plans in response to the COVID-19 crisis. The report identifies building decarbonisation and renovation as opportunities for employment, healthier houses and lower energy bills for citizens in times ...