![]() These will be particularly valuable in the recovery from COVID-19 and the associated economic impacts within cities. If successfully implemented, clean construction will create good, green jobs by investing in local and sustainable businesses and supporting workers. Clean construction principles can deliver a green and just recovery from the COVID-19 crisis respond to the pressing issue of the climate crisis improve air quality and reduce inequality in the world’s cities. The mayors’ shared declaration recognises the need for radical change in how cities approach construction. They aim to achieve this by embedding clean construction policies into design and planning, procurement and contracting processes, as well as building codes.įinally, by signing the Declaration, mayors promise to approve at least one net-zero emission flagship construction project by 2025 and to produce annual reports on their progress. The mayors also commit to lead by example on clean construction, using their purchasing power and normalising the use of zero emission construction machinery, and demanding transparency and accountability in their supply chains. Retrofitting reduces the need for raw building materials that have a high carbon footprint - concrete production alone is responsible for 8% of the world’s GHG emissions. The Declaration commits cities to repurposing and retrofitting building stock to make better use of the buildings and infrastructure that currently exist, which also has huge potential to create new green jobs. Recognising that cities cannot tackle the climate crisis alone, the Declaration places the circular economy as its core and calls for innovation and collaboration across cities, businesses, regional, national and supranational government and industry. Procuring and when possible using only zero emission construction machinery from 2025.Reducing embodied emissions by at least 50% of all infrastructure projects by 2030. ![]() ![]()
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