Resource Efficiency

Factors influencing the life-cycle GHG emissions of Brazilian office buildings
Effective mitigation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the buildings sector requires a full understanding of the factors influencing …
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Factors influencing the life-cycle GHG emissions of Brazilian office buildings
Global Scenarios of Resource and Emissions Savings from Systemic Material Efficiency in Buildings and Cars
Material production accounts for a quarter of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Resource-efficiency and circular-economy …
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Global Scenarios of Resource and Emissions Savings from Systemic Material Efficiency in Buildings and Cars
Material efficiency for climate change mitigation
[A]ny legitimate pathway to net‐zero GHG emissions must include significant changes to the ways societies manufacture and utilize …
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A comprehensive set of global scenarios of housing, mobility, and material efficiency for material cycles and energy systems modelling
Scenario‐based assessments are a useful tool to explore unknown futures and inform decision makers and the public of the consequences …
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A comprehensive set of global scenarios of housing, mobility, and material efficiency for material cycles and energy systems modelling
UN report RECC Webinar
Want to learn more about our work behind the report to the G7 and United Nations Environment Programme? In two 1,5 hour webinars we offer an in-depth view into our modelling work and the policy piece by Reid Lifset. Modelling Policy
Mar 25, 2021 1 min read
UN report RECC Webinar
Investigations on the Sustainable Resource Use of Swiss Timber
In Switzerland, the advantages of timber buildings for the climate are broadly discussed. In the following paper, a comparative …
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Investigations on the Sustainable Resource Use of Swiss Timber
Material efficiency and its contribution to climate change mitigation in Germany: A deep decarbonization scenario analysis until 2060
Germany’s greenhouse gas emissions have declined by 35% since 1990, and the national policy ambition is to become largely …
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Material efficiency and its contribution to climate change mitigation in Germany: A deep decarbonization scenario analysis until 2060
Material efficiency and climate change mitigation of passenger vehicles
A transition to electric vehicles and renewable energy is currently underway but may not be rapid enough in order to reach ambitious …
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Material efficiency and climate change mitigation of passenger vehicles
Linking service provision to material cycles: A new framework for studying the resource efficiency–climate change (RECC) nexus
Material production accounts for 23% of all greenhouse gas emissions. More efficient use of materials—through decoupling of services …
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Linking service provision to material cycles: A new framework for studying the resource efficiency–climate change (RECC) nexus
Technologies and policies to decarbonize global industry: Review and assessment of mitigation drivers through 2070
Fully decarbonizing global industry is essential to achieving climate stabilization, and reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by …
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Technologies and policies to decarbonize global industry: Review and assessment of mitigation drivers through 2070