We cannot afford to ignore the biodiversity challenge

By Jim White 2022-10-26T06:00:00

World leaders are gathering to discuss protecting our planet’s biodiversity, the construction sector must be ready to respond

The construction sector has responded gamely to the net zero challenge over the past year in particular. The COP26 climate summit in Glasgow last autumn certainly drove this to a degree: this time last year it was hard to miss it, with scores of pledges from world leaders and corporates to cut carbon emissions made in the months leading up to, and during, the summit.

But, while cutting emissions has been generating most of the headlines, the need to protect and restore natural environments may have largely fallen by the wayside.

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