Why urban areas must champion efforts to mitigate climate change
Urban areas represent an estimated 70 per cent of energy-related global emissions, according to United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). UNEP says buildings and the construction sector alone account for over 20 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions.
![UNEP says buildings and the construction sector alone account for over 20 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions. / File UNEP says buildings and the construction sector alone account for over 20 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions. / File](https://www.newtimes.co.rw/uploads/imported_images/files/main/articles/2016/11/13/1479073061construction-site.jpg)
UNEP says buildings and the construction sector alone account for over 20 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions. / File