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LONDON, Nov 24, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

- Four leading mayors are initial signatories to C40 Clean Construction

Declaration, pledging to work with industry to halve emissions from

construction projects in their cities by 2030

- Construction is responsible for 23% of the world’s GHG emissions

Today, the mayors of Oslo, Los Angeles, Mexico City and Budapest have pledged

to halve emissions from all construction activities in their cities by 2030, in

collaboration with leading companies and innovative business communities.

Through C40's Clean Construction Declaration, mayors pledge to revolutionise

the global construction industry and shift it towards a more sustainable

future, to achieve "a thriving, resilient, healthy life for everyone in our

cities, especially our most vulnerable communities."

The construction industry is currently responsible for over 23% of the world's

GHG emissions and 30% of global resource consumption — business as usual would

mean a dangerous global temperature increase of 3 degree C.

The Declaration sets bold, ambitious targets to develop net-zero emission

buildings and infrastructure of the future by:

- Reducing embodied emissions by at least 50% for all new buildings and

retrofits by 2030

- Reducing embodied emissions by at least 50% of all infrastructure projects by

2030

- Procuring and when possible using only zero emission construction machinery

from 2025

The commitment to repurpose and retrofit existing building stock has huge

potential to create new green jobs — vital for a green and just recovery from

COVID-19.

Mayors will use their purchasing power to normalise zero emission construction

machinery; demand supply chain transparency and accountability; embed clean

construction policies into design, procurement and contracting processes, and

building codes. Mayors’ promise to approve at least one net-zero emission

flagship construction project by 2025 and report annually on progress.

Full Press release at:

https://www.c40.org/press_releases/clean-construction-declaration-launch

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Contact:

Hannah Prime

Media and Editorial Manager

hprime@c40.org

+44 (0) 776 939 7801

Source: C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group