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• The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has warned that we need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030 and reach net-zero emissions by 2050 in order to avoid the worst effects of climate change.
• Regenerative capitalism was a term coined nearly a decade ago, identifying the need for us to turn to business practices that restore rather than exploit our planet.
• The built environment is responsible for some 40% of global CO2 emissions and is set to increase.
• The global building area is expected to double by 2060, which is the equivalent of adding an entire New York City to the world every month for the next 38 years.
• we need to incorporate processes found in nature; and we need to look at the impact of the development before the first soil is turned.

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