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UN maps out decarbonisation of polluting construction sector
UN maps out decarbonisation of polluting construction sector
Business and Economy
by  AFP

The construction sector -- the most polluting and difficult to decarbonise -- must build less, use more sustainable materials and clean up conventional ones to slash its emissions, the United Nations said on Tuesday. Conventional materials that cannot be replaced -- concrete, steel, aluminium, glass and bricks -- must find ways to decarbonise further, said the report.