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Article

29 Mar 2007

Author:
Alister Doyle, Reuters

"Greener" buildings could slow global warming-UNEP

Better architecture and energy savings in buildings could do more to fight global warming than all curbs on greenhouse gases agreed under the U.N.'s Kyoto Protocol, a U.N. study showed on Thursday. Better use of concrete, metals and timber in construction and less use of energy for everything from air conditioners to lighting in homes and offices could save billions of dollars in a sector accounting for 30-40 percent of world energy use... The UNEP study is part of a project also supported by companies such as Lafarge, Skanska and Arcelor.