Building Energy Use and CO2 Emissions

• The good news

  • 33% of energy related CO2 emissions are generated by energy use in buildings

  • 29% of that could be cut by 2020 using existing technologies

• The bad news

  • By 2020 energy use in buildings is predicted to rise by 25%

  • While in China it is predicted to rise by as much as 50%

Source: Building Research & Information, vol 35.