UNECE and Pennsylvania State University Sign MOU on High Performance Buildings
May 31, 2018
May 31, 2018
GENEVA, Switzerland, May 31 -- The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe issued the following news release:
Buildings are central to meeting the challenges of the United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the 2016 Paris Climate Agreement. In the developed world, buildings consume more than 70 percent of the electrical power generated and 40 percent of primary energy. Additionally, buildings are responsible for 40 percent of CO2 emissions from combustio . . .
Buildings are central to meeting the challenges of the United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the 2016 Paris Climate Agreement. In the developed world, buildings consume more than 70 percent of the electrical power generated and 40 percent of primary energy. Additionally, buildings are responsible for 40 percent of CO2 emissions from combustio . . .