Buildings as a Global Carbon Sink? A Reality Check on Feasibility Limits

Research Output

The built environment is hard to decarbonize but has a pivotal role in climate-change mitigation amid rapid urbanization. Substituting conventional building materials with bio-based materials that store carbon offers one possible solution. Here, we reflect on the capacity of global forests to deliver the floor area required by mid-century.

Type:

Commentary
Date:

21 August 2020
Publication Status:

Published
Publisher

Elsevier BV
DOI:

10.1016/j.oneear.2020.07.018
Cross Ref:

10.1016/j.oneear.2020.07.018
Funders:

Edinburgh Napier Funded

http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/output/2700288 Pomponi, F., Hart, J., Arehart, J. H., & D’Amico, B. (2020). Buildings as a Global Carbon Sink? A Reality Check on Feasibility Limits. One Earth, 3(2), 157-161. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2020.07.018

Citation

Pomponi, F., Hart, J., Arehart, J. H., & D’Amico, B. (2020). Buildings as a Global Carbon Sink? A Reality Check on Feasibility Limits. One Earth, 3(2), 157-161. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2020.07.018