rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/petition/limit-the-carbon-footprint-of-construction?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-petition-area-limit-the-carbon-footprint-of-construction' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Architects Climate Action Network (ACAN) https://actionnetwork.org/users/architects-climate-action-network-acan/profile https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/petitions/photos/000/245/953/normal/WhatsApp_Image_2021-02-03_at_08.52.48.jpeg More than half the countries in the world have a smaller carbon footprint than the UK construction industry alone. The carbon footprint of new buildings and infrastructure accounts for over 10% of the UK’s overall carbon emissions. Despite this, there is no national requirement to measure, report, or reduce the emissions associated with construction. This must change. In order to mitigate the devastating impacts of climate change the government must legislate to limit the carbon emissions caused by construction. Sign this petition to ask the UK government to reduce the carbon footprint of construction now. This petition is being put forward by a group of architects and engineers who work with the Building Regulations on a regular basis. We know from our professional experience that, until required to do so by regulation, construction will continue with ‘business as usual’ and thus cause unnecessary damage to our planet and environment, damage that is now known to be irreversible https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/limit-the-carbon-footprint-of-construction