10% drop in construction emissions misleading says report

Construction’s active role in reducing carbon emissions has been minimal, according to new research from the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC).

The organisation makes the statement in its recently-published Global Status report, in which it recognises there was a 10% reduction in emissions from construction in 2020, compared with 2015 levels, but insists the sector’s efforts to decarbonise “played only a small role” in the change.