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 …
Taking stock of built environment stock studies: Progress and prospects
Built environment stocks (buildings and infrastructures) play multiple roles in our socio-
economic metabolism: they serve as the backbone of modern societies and human well …
economic metabolism: they serve as the backbone of modern societies and human well …
China's commercial building carbon emissions toward 2060: An integrated dynamic emission assessment model
Carbon-mitigation in the commercial building sector is critical to carbon peaking and carbon
neutral commitment. However, there has been little scientific focus on long-term evolutionary …
neutral commitment. However, there has been little scientific focus on long-term evolutionary …
Dynamic scenario simulations of carbon emission peak in China's city-scale urban residential building sector through 2050
Understanding future trajectory of urban residential building carbon emissions (URBCE) is
essential to seeking effective carbon-abatement pathways to combat climate change …
essential to seeking effective carbon-abatement pathways to combat climate change …
Development of bottom-up model to estimate dynamic carbon emission for city-scale buildings
The building sector plays a key role in achieving the goal of carbon neutrality while
understanding the carbon emission trend of building stock at the city-level is challenging …
understanding the carbon emission trend of building stock at the city-level is challenging …
Scenarios of energy efficiency and CO2 emissions reduction potential in the buildings sector in China to year 2050
As China's rapid urbanization continues and urban dwellers become more affluent, energy
use in buildings is expected to grow. To understand how this growth can be slowed, we …
use in buildings is expected to grow. To understand how this growth can be slowed, we …
Embodied carbon emissions and mitigation potential in China's building sector: An outlook to 2060
C Zhu, X Li, W Zhu, W Gong - Energy Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
In China's building sector, annual embodied carbon emissions (EC) account for a larger
proportion than operational emissions, unlike in developed economies. Investigating future …
proportion than operational emissions, unlike in developed economies. Investigating future …
The sponge effect and carbon emission mitigation potentials of the global cement cycle
Cement plays a dual role in the global carbon cycle like a sponge: its massive production
contributes significantly to present-day global anthropogenic CO2 emissions, yet its …
contributes significantly to present-day global anthropogenic CO2 emissions, yet its …
Factors influencing embodied carbon emissions of China's building sector: An analysis based on extended STIRPAT modeling
As China urbanizes, the embodied carbon emissions (EC) of its building sector continue to
rise; analyzing the influencing factors (IFs) of building EC can indicate a direction for China's …
rise; analyzing the influencing factors (IFs) of building EC can indicate a direction for China's …
Assessing the potential of decarbonizing China's building construction by 2060 and synergy with industry sector
Embodied carbon emissions of the building sector constitute the majority of carbon
emissions. The selection of a building stock development pathway, construction mode, and …
emissions. The selection of a building stock development pathway, construction mode, and …