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

Pomponi, Francesco; Hart, Jim; Arehart, Jay H.; D’Amico, Bernardino

Abstract

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.

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

• Journal Article Type: Commentary
• Acceptance Date: Aug 3, 2020
• Online Publication Date: Aug 21, 2020
• Publication Date: 2020-08
• Deposit Date: Nov 10, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 22, 2021
• Journal: One Earth
• Electronic ISSN: 2590-3322
• Publisher: Cell Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 3
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 157-161
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2020.07.018
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2700288