Achieving despite the challenges

摘要

Our April-May issue covers a number of areas where the challenge of reducing environmental pressures-and particularly greenhouse emissions - is being earnestly met, despite the shadow of financial uncertainty. The message is that we don't need to wait to get on with critical efforts to reform the way we operate.rnOur Focus by Robin Taylor on pages 24-27 profiles the impact that sustainability upgrades to our vast stock of existing buildings is having on energy efficiency, and therefore national emissions accounts. In the case of the Existing Buildings Project, up to 40 per cent reductions in energy use are being achieved, because upgrades ultimately make financial sense. Taking into account that around 23 per cent of greenhouse loads come from buildings, the retrofits are appreciable progress.