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  Buildings as a global carbon sink

Churkina, G., Organschi, A., Reyer, C. P. O., Ruff, A., Vinke, K., Liu, Z., Reck, B. K., Graedel, T. E., Schellnhuber, H. J. (2020): Buildings as a global carbon sink. - Nature Sustainability, 3, 4, 269-276.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-019-0462-4

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Churkina, Galina1, Author              
Organschi, A.2, Author
Reyer, Christopher P. O.1, Author              
Ruff, A.2, Author
Vinke, Kira1, Author              
Liu, Z.2, Author
Reck, B. K.2, Author
Graedel, T. E.2, Author
Schellnhuber, Hans Joachim1, Author              
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 Abstract: The anticipated growth and urbanization of the global population over the next several decades will create a vast demand for the construction of new housing, commercial buildings and accompanying infrastructure. The production of cement, steel and other building materials associated with this wave of construction will become a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. Might it be possible to transform this potential threat to the global climate system into a powerful means to mitigate climate change? To answer this provocative question, we explore the potential of mid-rise urban buildings designed with engineered timber to provide long-term storage of carbon and to avoid the carbon-intensive production of mineral-based construction materials.

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 Dates: 2020-01-272020
 Publication Status: Finally published
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 Identifiers: DOI: 10.1038/s41893-019-0462-4
PIKDOMAIN: RD2 - Climate Resilience
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PIKDOMAIN: FutureLab - Social Metabolism and Impacts
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Title: Nature Sustainability
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Pages: - Volume / Issue: 3 (4) Sequence Number: - Start / End Page: 269 - 276 Identifier: Other: 2398-9629
CoNE: https://publications.pik-potsdam.de/cone/journals/resource/nature-sustainability
Publisher: Nature