Global scenarios of resource and emission savings from material efficiency in residential buildings and cars

Stefan Pauliuk; Niko Heeren; Peter Berrill; Tomer Fishman; Andrea Nistad; Qingshi Tu; Paul Wolfram; Edgar G. Hertwich

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-25300-4

Nature Communications (Aug 2021)

Global scenarios of resource and emission savings from material efficiency in residential buildings and cars

Stefan Pauliuk,
Niko Heeren,
Peter Berrill,
Tomer Fishman,
Andrea Nistad,
Qingshi Tu,
Paul Wolfram,
Edgar G. Hertwich

Affiliations

Stefan Pauliuk: Industrial Ecology Group, Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Freiburg
Niko Heeren: Center for Industrial Ecology, School of the Environment, Yale University
Peter Berrill: Center for Industrial Ecology, School of the Environment, Yale University
Tomer Fishman: School of Sustainability, Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya
Andrea Nistad: Industrial Ecology Program, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
Qingshi Tu: Center for Industrial Ecology, School of the Environment, Yale University
Paul Wolfram: Center for Industrial Ecology, School of the Environment, Yale University
Edgar G. Hertwich: Center for Industrial Ecology, School of the Environment, Yale University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25300-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Material production accounts for a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions. Here, the authors show that resource efficiency and circular-economy strategies can allow for cumulative emission reductions of 20–52 Gt CO2-eq from residential buildings and 13–26 Gt CO2e-eq from cars by 2050.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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