Emission-free construction sites? No. Square green claims are futile, wrong and expensive

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2 September 2024 15:02

Emission-free construction sites? No. Square green claims are futile, wrong and expensive

Gunnar S. Eskeland: Demands for zero emissions can become emissions cuts' worst enemy. The requirement for emission-free construction sites is a good example – an expensive miss.

Green solutions through zero-emissions requirements, bans and mandates have a dangerous know-it-all square thinking, Gunnar S. Eskeland writes.

His feature article Utslippsfrie byggeplasser? Nei. Firkantede grønne krav er fåfengt, feil og dyrt (in Norwegian) was published in Dagens Næringsliv on 28 August, 2024.