3 - Building Usage

Utilizacion dels bastiments 3
Set 2 www.climatefresk.org 3 L’ocupacion dels bastiments ( lotjament e servicis ) utiliza d’energias fossilas e d’electricitat . Aquò representa 20% dels Gases a Efièch de Sèrra (GES).

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Cause

Human activities

Human activities

accounts for 20% of GHG emissions

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Consequence

Fossil Fuels

Building Usage


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Other possible consequences

Deforestation

Building Usage

It can be said that heating buildings with wood is in part responsible for deforestation, but it is not significant. Neither is building a major cause of deforestation. Agriculture is the main cause of deforestation, way in front of buildings and their usage.
Aerosols

Building Usage

Buildings emit few aerosols directly. The only significant emissions are chimney fires. In Chamonix, 85% of the fine particles present in the atmosphere come from wood heating.
River Flooding

Building Usage

Soil artificialisation is also responsible for flooding because the soil is no longer able to absorb rain water.
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