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Study: Just one per cent of buildings in G20 economies being retrofitted each year

First edition of Global Retrofit Index reveals slow progress towards building decarbonisation goals across advanced economies

The continued failure of major economies to ramp up the rate of green building retrofits is putting climate goals at risk, with fewer than one per cent of buildings in G20 nations being given energy efficiency...

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