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CLG: Government taking steps to create green construction jobs

The government is taking a variety of steps to create more green construction jobs , the Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) has claimed. A spokesman for CLG asserted that, with buildings responsible for half of all emissions, it was evident that their negative impact on the environment would have to be reduced as part of efforts to combat climate change. He said this was why the government was setting new standards for construction work on all types of premises and that new housing is already 40 per cent greener than it was eight years ago, but acknowledged that further changes were needed. The spokesman stated: "The government is already taking action in terms of retrofitting..

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