Global review of whole life carbon assessments in the built environment

Melanie Jans-Singh; Jannik Giesekam; Josie Astrand; André Paul Neto-Bradley; Josh Maynard; Anna Stephenson

Global review of whole life carbon assessments in the built environment

Melanie Jans-Singh, Jannik Giesekam, Josie Astrand, André Paul Neto-Bradley, Josh Maynard, Anna Stephenson

Civil And Environmental Engineering

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Assessing and reducing whole life carbon in the built environment is a global challenge. While operational emissions of buildings are currently being tackled by many government strategies, policies to reduce embodied emissions are yet to be widely implemented. This is due to evidence gaps facing policy makers and built environment professionals behind the tools, data, methods and policy options available to reduce embodied emissions. Greater international collaboration and knowledge sharing will be essential to fill common evidence gaps, particularly in developing countries which are expected to account for over two thirds of new buildings constructed between now and 2050. This paper addresses these gaps by presenting insights from a recent international workshop and proposes areas of focus for a future global forum.

Original language	English
Number of pages	18
Publication status	Published - 21 Apr 2023
Event	2023 CIBSE Technical Symposium: Delivering Sustainable, Safe and Healthy Buildings for a Net Zero Future - University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom Duration: 20 Apr 2023 → 21 Apr 2023 https://www.cibse.org/what-s-on/cibse-technical-symposium/past-papers-and-case-studies-archive/2023-symposium-papers

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Conference	2023 CIBSE Technical Symposium
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Glasgow
Period	20/04/23 → 21/04/23
Internet address	https://www.cibse.org/what-s-on/cibse-technical-symposium/past-papers-and-case-studies-archive/2023-symposium-papers

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whole life carbon
embodied emissions
Paris Agreement
building life cycle

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