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 …

From low-to net-zero carbon cities: The next global agenda

KC Seto, G Churkina, A Hsu, M Keller… - Annual review of …, 2021‏ - annualreviews.org
This article provides a systematic review of the literature on net-zero carbon cities, their
objectives and key features, current efforts, and performance. We discuss how net-zero …

Emissions trends and drivers (chapter 2)

S Dhakal, JC Minx, F Toth, A Abdel-Aziz… - 2022‏ - pure.iiasa.ac.at
Global net anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions during the last decade (2010–
2019) were higher than at any previous time in human history (high confidence). Since …

Efficient use of cement and concrete to reduce reliance on supply-side technologies for net-zero emissions

T Watari, Z Cao, S Hata, K Nansai - Nature communications, 2022‏ - nature.com
Decarbonization strategies for the cement and concrete sector have relied heavily on supply-
side technologies, including carbon capture and storage (CCS), masking opportunities for …

Investigating the asymmetric linkages between infrastructure development, green innovation, and consumption-based material footprint: Novel empirical estimations …

A Razzaq, T Ajaz, JC Li, M Irfan, W Suksatan - Resources Policy, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The role of a reliable resource consumption measurement is essential for devising a
relevant climate policy. The consumption-based material footprint is trade-adjusted domestic …

Links between circular economy and climate change mitigation in the built environment

A Gallego-Schmid, HM Chen, M Sharmina… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
The construction sector represents one of the most significant sources of waste generation in
the European Union (EU), with nearly one billion tonnes of construction and demolition …

[HTML][HTML] From resource extraction to outflows of wastes and emissions: The socioeconomic metabolism of the global economy, 1900–2015

F Krausmann, C Lauk, W Haas… - Global environmental …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
The size and structure of the socioeconomic metabolism are key for the planet's
sustainability. In this article, we provide a consistent assessment of the development of …

Global socioeconomic material stocks rise 23-fold over the 20th century and require half of annual resource use

F Krausmann, D Wiedenhofer, C Lauk, W Haas… - Proceedings of the …, 2017‏ - pnas.org
Human-made material stocks accumulating in buildings, infrastructure, and machinery play
a crucial but underappreciated role in sha** the use of material and energy resources …

Feasible supply of steel and cement within a carbon budget is likely to fall short of expected global demand

T Watari, A Cabrera Serrenho, L Gast, J Cullen… - Nature …, 2023‏ - nature.com
The current decarbonization strategy for the steel and cement industries is inherently
dependent on the build-out of infrastructure, including for CO2 transport and storage …

[HTML][HTML] Critical appraisal of the circular economy standard BS 8001: 2017 and a dashboard of quantitative system indicators for its implementation in organizations

S Pauliuk - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2018‏ - Elsevier
So far, organizations had no authoritative guidance on circular economy (CE) principles,
strategies, implementation, and monitoring. Consequentially, the British Standards Institution …