Buy Clean and Beyond

The RMI guide 'Buy Clean and Beyond' provides a framework for US state governments to achieve net-zero embodied carbon emissions in public building projects by targeting high-emitting materials like steel and cement.

• US state governments can reduce climate-warming emissions from manufacturing and construction by addressing embodied carbon, which consists of greenhouse gas emissions from material extraction, manufacturing, transport, construction, and disposal.
• RMI offers a comprehensive framework and four core strategies for state agencies and policymakers to reach net-zero embodied carbon emissions in public building projects, aligning with RMI's existing roadmap for federal building projects.
• Implementing Buy Clean policies focused on high-emitting materials such as cement and steel can provide immediate greenhouse gas emissions reductions, signal market demand, accelerate industry-wide decarbonization, and foster innovation and job creation.

APA

RMI (2023). Buy Clean and Beyond. https://rmi.org/resources/guide-to-road-mapping-state-owned-building-projects-to-reach-net-zero-embodied-carbon/

Chicago

RMI. Buy Clean and Beyond. 2023. https://rmi.org/resources/guide-to-road-mapping-state-owned-building-projects-to-reach-net-zero-embodied-carbon/.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=RMI |title=Buy Clean and Beyond |date=30 November 2023 |url=https://rmi.org/resources/guide-to-road-mapping-state-owned-building-projects-to-reach-net-zero-embodied-carbon/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{rmi2023buy, author = {{RMI}}, title = {{Buy Clean and Beyond}}, institution = {RMI}, year = {2023}, month = nov, url = {https://rmi.org/resources/guide-to-road-mapping-state-owned-building-projects-to-reach-net-zero-embodied-carbon/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }