Buildings as a global carbon sink
G Churkina, A Organschi, CPO Reyer, A Ruff… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The anticipated growth and urbanization of the global population over the next several
decades will create a vast demand for the construction of new housing, commercial …
decades will create a vast demand for the construction of new housing, commercial …
[HTML][HTML] Technologies and policies to decarbonize global industry: Review and assessment of mitigation drivers through 2070
Fully decarbonizing global industry is essential to achieving climate stabilization, and
reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050–2070 is necessary to limit global …
reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050–2070 is necessary to limit global …
[PDF][PDF] Agriculture, forestry and other land uses (AFOLU)
Executive Summary The Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use1 (AFOLU) sector
encompasses managed ecosystems and offers significant mitigation opportunities while …
encompasses managed ecosystems and offers significant mitigation opportunities while …
For the sake of resilience and multifunctionality, let's diversify planted forests!
As of 2020, the world has an estimated 290 million ha of planted forests and this number is
continuously increasing. Of these, 131 million ha are monospecific planted forests under …
continuously increasing. Of these, 131 million ha are monospecific planted forests under …
[HTML][HTML] The wood from the trees: The use of timber in construction
Trees, and their derivative products, have been used by societies around the world for
thousands of years. Contemporary construction of tall buildings from timber, in whole or in …
thousands of years. Contemporary construction of tall buildings from timber, in whole or in …
Material efficiency strategies to reducing greenhouse gas emissions associated with buildings, vehicles, and electronics—a review
As one quarter of global energy use serves the production of materials, the more efficient
use of these materials presents a significant opportunity for the mitigation of greenhouse gas …
use of these materials presents a significant opportunity for the mitigation of greenhouse gas …
Natural climate solutions for the United States
Limiting climate warming to< 2° C requires increased mitigation efforts, including land
stewardship, whose potential in the United States is poorly understood. We quantified the …
stewardship, whose potential in the United States is poorly understood. We quantified the …
Land use change and carbon emissions of a transformation to timber cities
Using engineered wood for construction has been discussed for climate change mitigation. It
remains unclear where and in which way the additional demand for wooden construction …
remains unclear where and in which way the additional demand for wooden construction …
Rates and drivers of aboveground carbon accumulation in global monoculture plantation forests
Restoring forest cover is a key action for mitigating climate change. Although monoculture
plantations dominate existing commitments to restore forest cover, we lack a synthetic view …
plantations dominate existing commitments to restore forest cover, we lack a synthetic view …
Which practices co‐deliver food security, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and combat land degradation and desertification?
There is a clear need for transformative change in the land management and food
production sectors to address the global land challenges of climate change mitigation …
production sectors to address the global land challenges of climate change mitigation …