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Buro Happold鈥檚 Maria Smith on the rising tide of greenwash

2021-11-25T06:00:00

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Extended audio interview after COP26: 鈥業鈥檓 just as angry, just as hopeful, just as pessimistic鈥�

In this exclusive extended audio interview for our subscribers, Buro Happold鈥檚 director of sustainability and physics, Maria Smith, talks about what it was like to be in Glasgow for the full fortnight of the COP26 summit.

They talk about how everyone seems to be using the right words now - and the need to distinguish meaningful intentions from a rising tide of greenwash.

A member of Built Environment Declares, Smith also discusses the results of a recent survey which found overwhelming support for potential policy changes such as mandating whole-life carbon assessments at planning, embedding net-zero in 黑洞社区 Regulations and removing VAT from retrofit projects.

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