Resource Efficiency and Climate Change: Material Efficiency Strategies for a Low-Carbon Future

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organizationEconomy Division
dc.contributor.otherHertwich, Edgar
dc.contributor.otherLifset, Reid
dc.contributor.otherPauliuk, Stefan
dc.contributor.otherHeeren, Niko
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-16T19:39:49Z
dc.date.available2020-11-16T19:39:49Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionThis report addresses the opportunities for material efficiency in homes and cars of the G7, with results also shown for China and India. We chose to focus the assessment on specific, widely used products because only a product-level assessment is able to (a) track materials to estimate recycling potential and (b) model the functioning of the products and thus the potential trade-off between material efficiency and energy efficiency. The focus of the study is on the two product systems and the services they provide. It captures changes in patterns of use and provisioning systems, such as a potential move towards shared, car-based mobility systems instead of individually owned vehicles but does not address larger, societal changes (such as the replacement of cars by public transport or autonomous vehicles). The two product systems are studies in isolation, although the findings point to important interactions.en
dc.description.urihttps://www.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3542680
dc.formatpdf
dc.identifier.isbn978-92-807-3771-4
dc.identifier.otherDTI/2269/PA
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/34351
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number173 p.
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectclimate change
dc.subjectmaterial
dc.subjectmaterial efficiency
dc.subjectresource efficiency
dc.subjectenergy efficiency
dc.subjectlow carbon economy
dc.subjectgreenhouse gas
dc.subjectmotor vehicle emission
dc.subjectbuilding
dc.subjectlight duty vehicle
dc.subjectenergy policy
dc.subject.sdgSDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
dc.subject.sdgSDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
dc.subject.sdgSDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
dc.subject.themeclimate
dc.subject.themeeconomics
dc.subject.themefinance
dc.subject.themeresources
dc.subject.themeresource efficiency
dc.titleResource Efficiency and Climate Change: Material Efficiency Strategies for a Low-Carbon Futureen
dc.typeTechnical report

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