The building industry is a large contributor to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and a vast
consumer of natural resources. It is estimated that, in the next 40 years, around 415 Gt of CO …

The increasing interest in bio-based construction materials has resulted in the emergence of
the concept of “buildings as a carbon sink”. Quantifying and comparing the effects of carbon …

Executive summary Land and climate interact in complex ways through changes in forcing
and multiple biophysical and biogeochemical feedbacks across different spatial and …

Forests have multiple roles, but the role of forests in climate change mitigation has become
increasingly important due to the urgent need to reduce climate change impacts. Forests …

A rapid rise in China's construction scale due to urbanization has resulted in a large amount
of energy consumption and carbon emission. In order to achieve carbon emission reduction …

Various environmental challenges, particularly the rising severity of the impacts of climate
change, require a systematic shift in and decarbonization of the global economy. Due to …

This study adds to the scientific literature dealing with the climate change mitigation
implications of wood substitution. Its main scientific contribution rests with the modelling …

There is a limited comprehensive analysis of the effectiveness of adopted carbon mitigation
strategies for buildings over their life cycle, that are concerned with temporal perspectives of …

The built environment significantly contributes to climate change. There is pressure on the
construction industry to find and use alternative sustainable environmentally friendly …

Climate change has extremely damaged the whole world, particularly South Asian countries
because common residents in this region are considered highly vulnerable to climate …