Franziska Müller (@squirrelista.bsky.social)

A new study concludes that the construction industry alone will blow through the carbon budget ceilings even if every other source of emissions were reduced to zero. " If current trends continue, the sector can exceed the 2°C per annum carbon budget earliest by 2040.”

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The carbon footprint of construction will double by 2050 and blow the carbon budget. A new study advocates for a material revolution, but we are held back by structural inertia. https://lloydalter.substack.com/p/the-carbon-footprint-of-construction