In the lead up to COP26, the World Green Building Council published a report, Beyond Buildings, that argues for systemic and integrated infrastructure solutions to improve sustainability outcomes.

In Beyond Buildings: Why an integrated approach to buildings and infrastructure is essential for climate action and sustainability, the WorldGBC presents the interconnection between buildings and infrastructure, and argues that systemic and integrated solutions will unlock improved sustainability outcomes. They will also accelerate the change in trajectory of GHG emissions from the built environment.

Through presenting the roles that both the private and public sectors must play in terms of investment, policy and procurement, WorldGBC’s work identifies that a global framework of principles is necessary to accelerate sustainability performance across infrastructure.

WorldGBC calls for collaboration amongst all actors in the development of a framework of principles, noting that these principles should be adapted and verified at a local level in order to align with the 1.5° emissions trajectory and the United Nations´ SDGs, and be applicable to all asset types, to be co-created, agreed, and universally pursued.

Beyond Buildings is a call to action for the built environment industry and policy makers to respond to the climate crisis with both the building and infrastructure sectors acting together.

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