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WorldGBC launches Circularity Accelerator - a groundbreaking global programme to advance circular and regenerative built environments

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WorldGBC launches Circularity Accelerator - a groundbreaking global programme to advance circular and regenerative built environments

19 May 2022
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World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) and its network of over 70 Green Building Councils are #BuildingtoCOP27 by launching Circularity Accelerator — a global programme to accelerate the adoption of circular economy and resource efficiency principles in the building and construction sector. 

 

The built environment is accelerating the climate and biodiversity crisis Last week, the United Nations (UN) reported we have a 50% chance of exceeding 1.5°C of global heating in the next five years. Between the UN Climate Summit of COP21 in Paris and COP26 in Glasgow, the global economy consumed 70% more raw materials than the Earth can safely replenish.

 

Our planet thrives through circular, natural and regenerative systems, which are being damaged by the impacts (...)

 

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