Marie Hanagata - (OECD), Author at COGITO

Marie Hanagata - (OECD)

Marie Hanagata is a Policy Analyst at the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities (CFE) where she actively contributes to the work of Decarbonising Building in Cities and Regions and Urban Policies and Sustainable Development. Her role involves providing support to national and subnational policymakers on topics related to the zero-carbon transition in cities, energy efficiency in buildings, urban resilience, and nature-positive urban growth. Before joining the OECD, she worked in the housing and construction industry, where she specialised in life-cycle assessment of buildings and construction materials.

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe building sector is responsible for a staggering 10 gigatonnes of CO2 emissions annually – 37% of global energy and process-related emissions. We need to slash that number over the next decade. It’s time for low carbon construction. Can cities make it a reality?