COP26 & the impact of the built environment on people and planet

It’s the second week of COP26, and all across Glasgow you’ll find political activists, industry experts, and members of charitable organisations milling around the open venues, while the world’s leaders discuss our planet’s future behind guarded doors at the city’s main conference centre. For some, the summit is bringing excitement and energy to a range of climate-related (and often also business-related) activities, acting as a platform from which to promote existing causes and launch new initiatives. Hassell has, for example, shared a <a href="https://www.hassellstudio.com/news-event/targeting-net-zero" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">commitment</a> for all of our building projects to be net-zero carbon by 2030, and for our global studios to be net-zero in 2023. The Construction Industry Council launched a new <a href="https://cic.org.uk/news/article.php?s=2021-11-11-cic-commends-40-signatories-of-its-climate-action-plan" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Climate Action Plan</a>.  <a href="https://c-siggaard.medium.com/cop26-the-impact-of-the-built-environment-on-people-and-planet-71875ef20a22">Visit Now</a>