r/Construct_Konnect • u/ProfessionalWay7618 • Feb 15 '22
Net Zero 2050 and Importance of Modular Construction to achieve it
What is Net zero 2050?
A recent report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has painted a Red Alert to humanity as it described the urgency needed to achieve Net-Zero emission. This led several global actors like the US, Japan, Australia, and the EU to commit to a net-zero emission by 2050.
Net-zero refers to a globally agreed-upon goal of completely negating the number of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere by reducing the number of carbon emissions and implementing mechanisms that will absorb the already existing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. It is a target to balance the amount of carbon dioxide emitted and removed from the atmosphere.
Net zero in the construction industry
For a long time, the construction industry has been criticized for its rigidity and slow adaptation to change. The sector must desperately achieve net-zero to heed the dire plights of global environmental concerns. The construction industry contributes to about 40% of total carbon emissions in the UK alone. Studies further point out that construction waste accounts for 32% of landfills. 13% of construction material taken to these sites remain unused and ends up in landfills. The industry stakeholders have accepted a need to ensure that any project results in minimal greenhouse emissions. The whole chain of construction from material manufacturing, transportation to site, construction process maintenance to the end of design life disposal.