Buildings as a global carbon sink

Churkina, Galina; Organschi, A.; Reyer, Christopher P. O.; Ruff, A.; Vinke, Kira; Liu, Z.; Reck, B. K.; Graedel, T. E.; Schellnhuber, Hans Joachim

doi:10.1038/s41893-019-0462-4

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Buildings as a global carbon sink

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Churkina, Galina
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Organschi, A.
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Reyer, Christopher P. O.
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Ruff, A.
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Vinke, Kira
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Liu, Z.
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Reck, B. K.
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Graedel, T. E.
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Schellnhuber, Hans Joachim
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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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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.