by andrew.himes | Mar 12, 2024 | News
by Michelle LambertCLF Policy Researcher Policies that address embodied carbon are being proposed and adopted at all levels of government—federal, state and local—at a rapidly accelerating pace. Much of the attention to date has focused on policies on the West Coast,...
by andrew.himes | Mar 9, 2024 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, Case Study, CLF Featured Research, CLF Policy Resources, CLF Publication, Policy, Resource Library subpage
Policies that address embodied carbon are being proposed and adopted at all levels of government- federal, state and local- at a rapidly accelerating pace. This report highlights nine policies in the Northeast region of the United States and Canada as examples of...
by andrew.himes | Mar 6, 2024 | Carbon Reflections, News
by Ethan Ellingboe Reasearch Engineer, Carbon Leadership Forum As engineers, scientists, and architects, we are trained to solve ideal problems with a limited scope, and just a few variable parameters. However, our quickly changing world and climate present us with...
by andrew.himes | Feb 15, 2024 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, CLF Publication, CLF Roadway Infrastructure Toolkit, Infrastructure
Roadway infrastructure results in significant greenhouse gas emissions released due to the extraction and manufacturing of materials and all other process necessary to build and maintain it – also known as embodied carbon. Once identified and quantified,...
by andrew.himes | Feb 15, 2024 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, CLF Publication, CLF Roadway Infrastructure Toolkit, Infrastructure
Embodied carbon accounting is critical to identify key contributors to embodied carbon, evaluate the highest-impact, most cost-effective reduction opportunities, and track progress toward a net-zero carbon future. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is the agreed-upon method...