I he UK made history last month when it passed legislation to target net-zero carbon by 2050, the first G7 country to do so. As the first major economy to enshrine in law our commitment to decarbonisation, we should not underestimate the challenge facing our society. Hitting net zero requires a 100% cut in emissions; many see this as an impossibility, others say that 2050 is too late. My daughters, like many of their generation, fall into the latter category. They are frustrated by the lethargy and inaction of those they see as responsible for the mess the climate is in. They are proactively reducing their carbon footprint, cutting back on air travel, becoming vegetarian, taking action that is within their control. It's difficult holding a mirror up to our own lives and go without some of the things we have always taken for granted, but it's becoming a necessity. Even an industry as slow to change as construction is beginning to accept that change as inevitable.
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