Giesekam, J., Densley Tingley, D.O. orcid.org/0000-0002-2477-7629 and Cotton, I. (2018) Aligning carbon targets for construction with (inter)national climate change mitigation commitments. Energy and Buildings, 165. pp. 106-117. ISSN 0378-7788
Abstract
In the face of a changing climate, a growing number of construction firms are adopting carbon reduction targets on individual projects and across their portfolios. In the wake of the Paris Agreement, some firms are seeking a means of aligning their targets with sectoral, national and international mitigation commitments. There are numerous ways by which such an alignment can be achieved, each requiring different assumptions. Using data from the UK construction industry, this paper reviews current company commitments and progress in carbon mitigation; analyses the unique challenges in aligning construction targets, and presents a series of possible sectoral decarbonisation trajectories. The results highlight the disparity between current company targets and the range of possible trajectories. It is clear that a cross-industry dialogue is urgently required to establish an appropriate response that delivers both a widely-accepted target trajectory and a plan for its delivery. This paper is intended to stimulate and support this necessary debate by illustrating the impact of different methodological assumptions and highlighting the critical features of an appropriate response.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY license. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) |
Keywords: | Whole life carbon; embodied carbon; construction; buildings; climate change mitigation; Science Based Targets; Paris Agreement |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Civil and Structural Engineering (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 19 Jan 2018 12:10 |
Last Modified: | 23 Feb 2018 12:42 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.01.023 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.01.023 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:126321 |