por andrew.himes | Mar 9, 2024 | Todos los recursos, Escrito por CLF, Caso de estudio, Investigación destacada de CLF, Recursos de polÃticas de CLF, Publicación CLF, PolÃtica, Protected (password needed), Subpágina de la biblioteca de recursos
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...
por andrew.himes | Feb 15, 2024 | Todos los recursos, Escrito por CLF, Publicación CLF, 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,...
por andrew.himes | Feb 15, 2024 | Todos los recursos, Escrito por CLF, Publicación CLF, 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...
por andrew.himes | Feb 15, 2024 | Todos los recursos, Escrito por CLF, Publicación CLF, 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...
por andrew.himes | Feb 15, 2024 | Todos los recursos, Escrito por CLF, Publicación CLF, CLF Roadway Infrastructure Toolkit, Infrastructure, Kits de herramientas
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...
por andrew.himes | Sep 8, 2023 | Todos los recursos, Escrito por CLF, Investigación destacada de CLF, Recursos de polÃticas de CLF, Publicación CLF, PolÃtica, Publicaciones, Informe de investigación
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...