EU Climate Goals Threatened by Construction Rules, Group Says

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European efforts to prevent global warming by constructing more efficient buildings are faltering, according to an independent think tank that specializes in climate-neutral construction.There’s a “misalignment with EU climate targets” because countries are interpreting new energy-efficiency requirements very differently, according to the Building Performance Instituteof Europe. The Brussels-based organization said the standards also allow “considerable” fossil fuel use, because they haven’t been updated to reffect a drop in the cost of renewableenergy.Buildings - constructing and running them - are big CO2 contributors. The United Nations Environment Programme urged governments in December to improve standards, aftergreenhouse gas emissions from building operations hit their highest in 2019, the most recent measurement.