The United States and China on the paths and policies to carbon neutrality

Z Wu, X Huang, R Chen, X Mao, X Qi - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The rapid economic development has highlighted the global climate change problem and
carbon dioxide emissions have brought challenges to global climate change. The combined …

Sustainability in the construction industry: A systematic review of the literature

L Lima, E Trindade, L Alencar, M Alencar… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
The construction industry is criticized for causing adverse impacts on the environment. To
minimize these impacts, the industry has been seeking to introduce sustainable practices …

Towards a circular economy: Implications for emission reduction and environmental sustainability

A Hailemariam… - Business Strategy and the …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Governments and policymakers worldwide have been setting targets to achieve an
ambitious net‐zero emission target by 2050 to tackle the pressing issue of climate change …

The carbon footprint of buildings: A review of methodologies and applications

AE Fenner, CJ Kibert, J Woo, S Morque… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
The carbon emissions associated with the built environment represent the dominant fraction
of the total carbon footprint of society. As a result of the intense debate over how to address …

Hybrid life cycle inventory methods–A review

RH Crawford, PA Bontinck, A Stephan… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2018 - Elsevier
A variety of methods can be used to compile a life cycle inventory (LCI) as part of a life cycle
assessment (LCA) study. Hybrid LCI methods attempt to address the limitations inherent in …

Carbon footprint of construction industry: A global review and supply chain analysis

NC Onat, M Kucukvar - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper conducts a global review and a macro-level supply chain analysis focusing on
carbon footprint of construction industry worldwide for the period between 2009 and 2020 …

Embodied carbon mitigation and reduction in the built environment–What does the evidence say?

F Pomponi, A Moncaster - Journal of environmental management, 2016 - Elsevier
Of all industrial sectors, the built environment puts the most pressure on the natural
environment, and in spite of significant efforts the International Energy Agency suggests that …

Analyzing research trends of universities' carbon footprint: An integrated review

B Ma, MF Bashir, X Peng, W Strielkowski… - Gondwana …, 2023 - Elsevier
An accurate assessment of carbon footprint is one of the key elements to evaluate progress
towards sustainable development. Although, recent studies have extensively analyzed …

Systems thinking for life cycle sustainability assessment: A review of recent developments, applications, and future perspectives

NC Onat, M Kucukvar, A Halog, S Cloutier - Sustainability, 2017 - mdpi.com
Tracking the environmental impacts of production, use, and disposal of products (eg, goods,
and services) have been an important issue in the global economy. Although Life Cycle …

Conventional, hybrid, plug-in hybrid or electric vehicles? State-based comparative carbon and energy footprint analysis in the United States

NC Onat, M Kucukvar, O Tatari - Applied Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Electric vehicles (EVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), and hybrid electric
vehicles (HEVs) are often considered as better options in terms of greenhouse gas …