Mitigating CO<sub>2</sub>emissions from energy use in the world's buildings

Ürge-Vorsatz, Diana; Harvey, L. D. Danny; Mirasgedis, S.; Levine, Mark

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“…Although economic opportunities exist, these factors may reduce the economic case for climate change mitigation because retrofitting or replacing high-carbon infrastructure is typically more costly and less effective than integrating climate considerations into the design and construction phases (see Ü rge- Vorsatz et al, 2007).…”

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“…The International Energy Agency (IEA), for example, finds that fuel savings alone could more than pay for the new energy infrastructure needed to stay within 2 8C of warming (IEA, 2015). Moreover, a growing body of evidence finds that the wider impacts of climate mitigation are overwhelmingly positive and substantially enhance the case for action (Clark et al, 2014;Stern, 2015;Thurston, 2013;Ü rge-Vorsatz, Danny Harvey, Mirasgedis, & Levine, 2007), although more analysis is needed (Tompkins et al, 2013).…”

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Understanding the case for low-carbon investment through bottom-up assessments of city-scale opportunities

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(2017) Understanding the case for low-carbon investment through bottom-up assessments of city-scale opportunities, Climate Policy, 17:3, 299-313, DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2015 A growing body of literature suggests that an economic case may exist for investment in large-scale climate change mitigation. At the same time, however, investment is persistently falling well short of the levels required to prevent dangerous climate change, suggesting that economically attractive mitigation opportunities are being missed. To understand whether and where these opportunities exist, this article contrasts macro-level analyses of climate finance with micro-level bottom-up analyses of the scale and composition of low-carbon investment opportunities in four case study developing world cities. This analysis finds that there are significant opportunities to redirect existing finance streams towards more cost-effective, lower-carbon options. This would mobilize substantial new investment in climate mitigation. Two key explanations are proposed for the failure to exploit these opportunities. First, the composition of cost-effective measures is highly context-specific, varying from place to place and sector to sector. Macro-level analyses of climate finance flows are therefore poor indicators of the micro-level landscape for low-carbon investment. Specific local research is therefore needed to understand the opportunities for cost-effective mitigation at that level. Second, many opportunities require enabling governance arrangements that are not currently in place. Mobilizing new lowcarbon investment and closing the 'climate finance gap' therefore requires attention to policy frameworks and financing mechanisms that can facilitate the exploitation of cost-effective low-carbon options. Policy relevanceThe importance of increasing investment in climate mitigation, especially in developing nations, is well established. This article scrutinizes four city-level studies of the scope for cost-effective low-carbon investment, and finds that significant opportunities are not being exploited in developing world cities. Enabling governance structures may help to mainstream climate considerations into investments by local actors (households, businesses and government agencies). While climate finance distributed through international bodies such as the Green Climate Fund may not always be a suitable vehicle to invest directly in disaggregated, local-level measures, it can provide the incentives to develop these governance arrangements.

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“…1 INTRODUCTION The construction industry is a major contributor to climate change [1] as it is responsible for almost half of the global greenhouse gases and consumes 40% of the materials entering the global economy [2,3]. The effect of carbon emissions on climate change can arguably be seen as the greatest impact and therefore of the most urgent priority [4].…”

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Comparative analysis of environmental performance of an office building using BREEAM and GBL

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2017

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“…Given the large percentage of energy consumed by existing buildings (for space and water heating as well as for lighting and appliances), the existing building stock is becoming one of the key targets for public policy, and research has shown that interventions in existing building stocks can substantially reduce carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions (e.g. Ü rge- Vorsatz et al 2007). It has become increasingly clear to policy-makers that both significant reductions in the energy demand of buildings and significant increases in their energy efficiency will be needed.…”

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Carbon reduction in existing buildings: a transdisciplinary approach

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Mitigating CO₂emissions from energy use in the world's buildings

Cited by 211 publications

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Understanding the case for low-carbon investment through bottom-up assessments of city-scale opportunities

Understanding the case for low-carbon investment through bottom-up assessments of city-scale opportunities

Comparative analysis of environmental performance of an office building using BREEAM and GBL

Carbon reduction in existing buildings: a transdisciplinary approach

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Understanding the case for low-carbon investment through bottom-up assessments of city-scale opportunities

Understanding the case for low-carbon investment through bottom-up assessments of city-scale opportunities

Comparative analysis of environmental performance of an office building using BREEAM and GBL

Carbon reduction in existing buildings: a transdisciplinary approach

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