US can cut building emissions by up to 91%, saving $100 billion per year in energy-related costs, modeling study shows

ScienceDaily
Aug 18, 2023, 5:51 pm85 pts
The US has committed to reaching net-zero emissions by 2050. To accomplish this goal, large cuts in emissions are necessary, especially in high-emission sectors like the building industry. Researchers use a computational model to analyze several scenarios of future building energy use in the US. They find that…

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