Climate mitigation models need to become circular : let's start with the construction sector

ABSTRACT: Circular Economy (CE) is presented today as the way forward to achieving a sustainable and carbon-neutral society. Yet, circularity assessment tools such as Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Material Flow Analysis (MFA), and Supply and value-chain analysis are currently disconnected from the models used to advise bodies that steer sustainability-driven policies like the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Climate mitigation models (henceforth climate models) are used in policy discussions and international negotiations to track GHG emissions and identify pathways towards a low-carbon economy. One example is the JRC-EU-TIMES model developed by the International Energy Agency or the PRIMES model, which is the backbone of the energy and climate policy of the European Union (EU). These climate models are inherently suitable for representing only linear patterns of economic activity, where GHG emissions are modelled per economic sector (primary energy resource extraction, final energy generation, energy, and materials used in industry, buildings, etc.).

Palavras-chave

Circular economy Life cycle assessment Climate mitigation Material flow analysis Carbon materials

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/10400.9/3982

Citação

Lima, Ana T... [et.al.] - Climate mitigation models need to become circular : let's start with the construction sector. In: Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 2023, vol. 190, article nº 106808

Editora

Elsevier

DOI

10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106808

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ER - Artigos em revistas internacionais

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