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Footnote 021 / Construction’s Carbon Debt

  • Adam, Robert. “‘The Greenest Building Is the One That Already Exists’”. The Architects’ Journal, 24 Sept. 2019, http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/opinion/the-greenest-building-is-the-one-that-already-exists.
  • Ekdahl, Åsa. Climate Change and the Production of Iron and Steel. World Steel Association (worldsteel), 19 May 2021, http://www.worldsteel.org/media-centre/press-releases/2021/climate-change-and-the-production-of-iron-and-steel.html.
  • Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction. 2020 Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction: Towards a Zero-Emission, Efficient and Resilient Buildings and Construction Sector. United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), 2020, https://globalabc.org/news/launched-2020-global-status-report-buildings-and-construction.
  • The Building System Carbon Framework. World Business Council for Sustainable Development (wbcsd), 9 July 2020, https://www.wbcsd.org/f7lo9.
  • Timperley, Jocelyn. “Q&A: Why Cement Emissions Matter for Climate Change”. Carbon Brief: Clear on Climate, Sept. 2018, https://www.carbonbrief.org/qa-why-cement-emissions-matter-for-climate-change.
  • “What Is Embodied Carbon?”. CarbonCure Technologies Inc., 22 Sept. 2020, https://www.carboncure.com/concrete-corner/what-is-embodied-carbon/.
  • “Why The Building Sector?”. Architecture 2030, https://architecture2030.org/why-the-building-sector/. Accessed 28 Dec. 2021.
  • Zhang, Min, and Emily Chow. “China’s Crude Steel Output to Peak around 2025 – Govt Consultancy”. Reuters, 20 Mar. 2021. www.reuters.com, https://www.reuters.com/article/china-environment-steel-idUSL1N2LI07E.
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