In December, world leaders came to Paris with an ambitious task: cut global carbon emissions to prevent the worst of climate change. They succeeded in reaching a historic agreement.
The United Nations has held international climate talks each year for more than two decades, but for the first time, this year, the official schedule included a “Buildings Day”—a meaningful if symbolic nod to the construction community. At the center of the COP21 conference—the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change—negotiators from nearly 200 nations hashed out a deal setting targets for each country to reduce greenhouse gases.
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