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Radical overhaul of construction industry needed if UK to have any chance of net zero by 2050 – new research
The industry is fragmented, and the government is introducing initiatives with no consideration for unintended consequences - meeting net zero will simply will not happen without some joined-up thinking, explains Ljubomir Jankovic

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