The Davos Agenda 2021

We can’t tackle the climate change crisis without changing construction. Here’s why

Construction cranes are seen around St. Paul's Cathedral in London, Britain, September 3, 2015. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo - D1BEUDRJIZAC

Cities already account for more than 70% of greenhouse gas emissions, according to the World Bank. Image: REUTERS/Toby Melville

Thin Lei Win
Food Security Correspondent, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Workers put finishing touches to a novel ‘zero-emissions’ building site in central Oslo, Nov. 23, 2020 Photo: Alister Doyle
Workers put finishing touches to a novel ‘zero-emissions’ building site in central Oslo. Image: Alister Doyle
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