A review of existing policy for reducing embodied energy and greenhouse gas emissions of buildings

• Published in: Energy policy Vol. 168; p. 112920
• Main Authors: Skillington, Katie, Crawford, Robert H., Warren-Myers, Georgia, Davidson, Kathryn
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2022
• Subjects: Buildings; Embodied energy; Embodied greenhouse gas emissions; Governance; Policy; Policy; Embodied greenhouse gas emissions; Governance; Embodied energy; Buildings

The building sector is a significant contributor to global energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions and thus has a major role in combating climate change. To date, efforts to address this issue have focussed on reducing energy demand during building operation, resulting in significant reductions i...