03.02.2010 - Buildings can play big role in combatting climate change
From Propertyeu.info: The potential of buildings to mitigate climate change is 'huge,' claims Belgian climatologist Jean-Pascal van Ypersele, who will deliver a keynote speech entitled 'The Truth about Climate Change' to the ULI conference in Paris on 3 February. Van Ypersele, who is vice-chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), says buildings account for one-third of energy-related CO2 emissions and two-thirds of halocarbons - fluids contained in air conditioning systems which leak into the atmosphere and contribute to global warming.........................................Full Article: Source
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