This working paper by the World Resources Institute (WRI) explores the idea of setting a low-carbon cement standard in the United States. It discusses the use of tradable credits, cement sector-specific issues related to decarbonization, how to set intensity metrics...
A Proposed Methodology for Assigning Industry-Average GWP Values for Steel, Mineral Wool, and Flat Glass in California Calculating industry-average values using EPDs, as required by Buy Clean California Act (BCCA), is challenging: the quality and quantity of data...
The Developing an Embodied Carbon Policy Reduction Calculator report summarizes findings from the development of a proof-of-concept calculator and pilot study focused on estimating the carbon savings potentials of city-wide embodied carbon policies. About A growing...
An analysis of Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) definitions in Buy Clean and other North American procurement policies A variety of existing and proposed legislation regulating public procurement at the federal, state, and city levels require the collection of...
Actors across the US federal government are taking steps to address embodied carbon. This document provides a summary of recent highlights and ongoing initiatives related to reducing embodied carbon across federal agencies and programs. by Meghan Lewis and Monica...
The Clean Construction Policy Explorer was released in October 2020 by the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group. This tool provides an interactive map for exploring global city-level policies related to reducing emissions in the construction sector. The explorer...