Policies to reduce whole-life carbon in the built environment

Whole-life carbon (WLC) emissions from buildings contribute 40 per cent of global CO2 emissions, yet embodied emissions remain overlooked.

In the latest in-depth analysis from the think tank CEPS, Patricia Urban, Ida Karlsson, and Luca Nipius compare EU and Swedish policies on WLC emissions and identify gaps, opportunities, and how life cycle-based building regulations can lead the way. By mapping the different policy frameworks to buildings’ life cycle stages, the authors identified gaps and opportunities for strengthening existing measures.

Mistra Carbon Exit and ReConstruct have supported the publication. You can download I here: Policies to reduce whole-life carbon in the built environment.