carbon emissions

PHOTO: ISTOCK Most new-builds in the country are putting out carbon emissions five times higher than the levels set by the Paris climate change agreement.

Clean and green might be New Zealand’s self-claimed slogan but when it comes to building houses, it’s a very different story.

Massey University and the Building Research Association have recently revealed that most new-builds in the country are putting out carbon emissions five times higher than the levels set by the Paris climate change agreement.

And that puts New Zealand firmly behind most other OECD countries

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