The complex yet rewarding path to greening the built environment

Society-wide buy-in and mobilisation of resources across multiple stakeholder groups needed but investments will pay back in time.

Michelle Quah
Published Sun, Feb 27, 2022 · 09:50 PM

    BUILDINGS play a crucial role in the global campaign to avert a climate crisis and develop a more sustainable economy.

    With the built environment generating more than a third of the world's carbon emissions, decarbonising it is believed to be one of the most cost-effective ways to mitigate climate change.

    But the path that needs to be taken to decarbonise the built environment can be a complicated one, and many aspects have to be considered.