Net Zero Carbon Roadmap for Belfast: Building Back Greener and Better" (70 characters)
NET ZERO CARBON ROADMAP FOR BELFAST
John Barry
Professor of Green Political Economy, QUB &
Co- Chair Belfast Climate Commission
j.barry@qub.ac.uk
@ProfJohnBarry
‘Building back better’ for Belfast ….
By building back greener buildings
Multiple co-benefits
creates jobs
improves quality of life
saves money
improves air quality
and reduces CO2 emissions….
The Pandemic has cancelled the future ….
But that’s ok, as it was a pretty bad one anyhow
Why would we want to go back to ‘normal’?
The economy was not working for everyone prior to the pandemic
Learn lessons and link responses to the pandemic to the even greater challenge and
opportunity of addressing the planetary emergency
Building a sustainable future for Belfast by focusing on green buildings, job creation, improved quality of life, cost savings, and reduced CO2 emissions. Learning from the pandemic, linking responses to address the planetary emergency, and not returning to the pre-pandemic normal due to economic disparities. (234 characters)
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NET ZERO CARBON ROADMAP FOR BELFAST John Barry Professor of Green Political Economy, QUB & Co-Chair Belfast Climate Commission j.barry@qub.ac.uk @ProfJohnBarry
Building back better for Belfast . By building back greener buildings Multiple co-benefits creates jobs improves quality of life saves money improves air quality and reduces CO2 emissions .
The Pandemic has cancelled the future . But that s ok, as it was a pretty bad one anyhow Why would we want to go back to normal ? The economy was not working for everyone prior to the pandemic Learn lessons and link responses to the pandemic to the even greater challenge and opportunity of addressing the planetary emergency
