UN COP26 CONFERENCE
All of the UK gas boilers more than double the carbon emissions of all of the gas-fired power stations in the country , while also producing over eight-and-a-half times more harmful nitrogen oxide ( NOx ) gases , according to recent research from climate charity Possible and social enterprise Scene .
Electricity generates 25 % of the world ' s greenhouse gas emissions , and is key to decarbonising other sectors of the economy , including buildings , transport , and industry .
ADIPEC 2021 , returning ‘ face to face ’ between November 15-18 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre , will be among the first major industry exhibitions following COP26 .
“ I believe we will see a heightened focus at ADIPEC on the question of energy transition , smart manufacturing , sector coupling , hydrogen , and technologies such as carbon capture & storage ,” said Christopher Hudson ,
Construction under scrutiny
Construction , responsible for around 39 % of emissions , finds itself increasingly under scrutiny .
As part of New York Climate Week , the Global Cement and Concrete Association ( GCCA ) has announced that it will become an accelerator of the UN backed Race to Zero campaign – which campaigns for accelerating the halving of global emissions by 2030 and pledging to reach net zero by 2050 .
The GCCA , which represents 80 % of the international concrete and cement industry outside China and some of the leading Chinese manufacturers , has become the first association that represents a global essential industry to join the campaign as an accelerator .
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