COP26 Communique on Decarbonizing Buildings

With respect, I believe the COP26 Communique misses an important point.
We cannot continue to build new at the current rate of one NY City every 34 days.
It is time the Property Industry realised it needs to plan for building less, much less.
To reach 1.5 degree target, increased energy efficiency and use of renewables are insufficient. As IPCC lead author Dr Yamina Saheb explains in this short, readable article, sufficiency (consuming less in absolute terms) should be first. COP26: Sufficiency Should be First - Commentaries

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