In the wake of COP26, net-zero commitments are on everyone’s minds. Were the commitments enough? Was it a fossil fuel giveaway? Were governments too weak? Importantly, what are companies doing and what should they do to make a meaningful impact in the race to net-zero?
The built environment is a large contributor to climate change with buildings responsible for almost 40% of global carbon-related emissions[1]. The Building to COP Coalition is urging countries to adopt full building decarbonisation targets, with cities committed to net zero, and 100% of new buildings net-zero in operation by 2030, and embodied carbon reduced by at least 40%, and by 2050, all new and existing assets to be net zero across the whole lifecycle.
Neil tells us how Hibernia committed to being a net-zero carbon and climate resilient business by 2030, and released a Carbon Pathway document detailing how.
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Find out more about Hibernia’s net-zero journey in its Sustainability Report.
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[1] https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/press-release/building-sector-emissions-hit-record-high-low-carbon-pandemic
