Scaling Low-Carbon Design and Construction with Concrete: Enabling the Path to Net-Zero for Buildings and Infrastructure

Buildings and infrastructure contribute approximately 40% of global carbon emissions, with cement production alone accounting for 7% of global carbon emissions and 30% of building materials emissions. The document argues that decarbonizing the concrete industry is essential for achieving net-zero goals.

• Buildings and infrastructure generate approximately 15 Gigatons of carbon emissions annually, representing about 40% of the global total.
• The production of building materials is a significant source of emissions, contributing an estimated 15-20% of emissions from buildings and 50-60% of emissions from infrastructure.
• Cement is a critical component of building material emissions, representing roughly 30% of those emissions and approximately 7% of all global carbon emissions.

APA

World Economic Forum (2023). Scaling Low-Carbon Design and Construction with Concrete: Enabling the Path to Net-Zero for Buildings and Infrastructure. https://www.weforum.org/publications/scaling-low-carbon-design-and-construction-with-concrete-enabling-the-path-to-net-zero-for-buildings-and-infrastructure/

Chicago

World Economic Forum. Scaling Low-Carbon Design and Construction with Concrete: Enabling the Path to Net-Zero for Buildings and Infrastructure. 2023. https://www.weforum.org/publications/scaling-low-carbon-design-and-construction-with-concrete-enabling-the-path-to-net-zero-for-buildings-and-infrastructure/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldeconomicforum2023scaling, author = {{World Economic Forum}}, title = {{Scaling Low-Carbon Design and Construction with Concrete: Enabling the Path to Net-Zero for Buildings and Infrastructure}}, institution = {World Economic Forum}, year = {2023}, month = mar, url = {https://www.weforum.org/publications/scaling-low-carbon-design-and-construction-with-concrete-enabling-the-path-to-net-zero-for-buildings-and-infrastructure/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }