Climate adaptation and mitigation policies in the building sector offer multiple well-being and health co-benefits  . Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design  certified buildings in the USA, Brazil, China, India, Germany and Turkey saved an estimated USD 7.5 billion in energy costs and averted 33 Mt of CO2 from 2000-2016 . These measures can increase health benefits through better indoor air quality, reduction of the heat island effect, improved social well-being through energy poverty alleviation, creation of new jobs, increased productive time and income, increased thermal comfort and lighting indoors and reduced noise impact . The value of these multiple co- benefits associated with climate actions in buildings is equal to or greater than the costs of energy savings .
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Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
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