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‘Unlikely we’ll stop building buildings’: Bill Gates warns manufacturing is threatening climate goals – Sydney Morning Herald
Bill Gates exudes optimism in discussing the world’s ability to tackle climate change – until he hits on manufacturing. About that, he is worried.
Manufacturing especially in the cheap construction staples steel and cement accounts for roughly a third of global greenhouse gas emissions. That makes manufacturing more polluting than the power or transportation sectors, which receive far more attention in policies and investments. And the manufacturing sector is set to grow, as the global population climbs and countries further develop.
People still need basic shelter, certainly in developing countries, said Gates, co-founder of Microsoft. Its…
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