by andrew.himes | Feb 15, 2024 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, CLF Publication, CLF Roadway Infrastructure Toolkit, Infrastructure
Greenhouse gas emissions released due to the manufacturing, transportation, and installation of products are collectively known as embodied carbon. Embodied carbon can be released during any stage of a transportation infrastructure life cycle including the initial...
by andrew.himes | Feb 15, 2024 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, CLF Publication, CLF Roadway Infrastructure Toolkit, Infrastructure, Toolkits
Building and operating the wide network of transportation infrastructure requires significant flows of energy and material resources which highlights the critical role of transportation agencies in addressing the climate change impacts of building these massive forms...
by andrew.himes | Feb 14, 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...
by andrew.himes | Feb 13, 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 | Sep 8, 2023 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, CLF Featured Research, CLF Policy Resources, CLF Publication, Policy, Publications, Research Report
A Policy-Focused Roadmap for Reducing Embodied Carbon In this report, the CLF lays out a vision and steps towards an ideal LCA ecosystem optimized for use as a tool for policy and private sector decarbonization action (focusing on the United States and Canada). This...
by andrew.himes | Sep 8, 2023 | All Resources, Authored by CLF, CLF Featured Research, CLF Policy Resources, Research Report
Effective July 1, 2024, CALGreen has mandatory embodied carbon requirements. The Carbon Leadership Forum is collecting whole building life cycle assessment (WBLCA) results conducted for compliance with CALGreen to inform future policy development. About The California...
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