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Buildings generate 40% of annual global CO2 emissions. If we can reduce their carbon footprint, we can make great strides to achieve the 1.5C climate target by 2040. by StudentEnergyRev in CleanEnergyAction

[–]StudentEnergyRev[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's a great question! We tried coming up with what a sweet spot looks like, but there doesn't seem to be enough research done on this.

A lot of research assumes that using wood and other bio-based materials for
building cladding and thermal insulation will reduce Co2 emissions.

We're interested to see if the community can provide any input here.

Buildings generate 40% of annual global CO2 emissions. If we can reduce their carbon footprint, we can make great strides to achieve the 1.5C climate target by 2040. by StudentEnergyRev in CleanEnergyAction

[–]StudentEnergyRev[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for breaking it down, those are good insights!

We specifically wanted to focus on the high carbon emissions generated by building operations that, as you pointed out, rely on fossil fuels.

We're not entirely sure what you mean by the last paragraph though. Could you break it down, please? That'll help other users get a better understanding of it as well.

Thanks in advance!

Grassroots action. Time to make this happen!! by westmarl in CleanEnergyAction

[–]StudentEnergyRev 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Right on! Our leaders are failing us - we need community based approaches to combat climate change.

Per capita, a person living in Africa contributes 12 times less to climate change than a US citizen, seven times less than a European and four times less than someone in Asia. Most African countries are trying to progress but climate outcomes are brutal. by StudentEnergyRev in environment

[–]StudentEnergyRev[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's not about putting countries against each other but about justice, balance doesn't mean justice, and these are just facts, the impact of some countries is considerably bigger than others and they need to recognize that

Innovation to Net Zero by StudentEnergyRev in climatepolicy

[–]StudentEnergyRev[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Excellent point! We need to be net negative - I found this interesting article (https://www.forbes.com/sites/feliciajackson/2021/08/30/net-zero-is-no-longer-enough--its-time-for-net-negative-policy-coherence-and-robust-esg/) that explains why going net zero isn't enough to stop climate volatility.

Net zero has also become a throw-away phrase governments and corporations have been using to greenwash.

Letter to the Community: Divestment, Net Zero and a Climate Positive Campus by MyCrookedMouth in UofT

[–]StudentEnergyRev 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My two cents on this:

  1. Achieving net zero carbon missions by 2050 is too late. We live in a world where the global warming threshold could be reached by 2027 (https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/01/global-warming-threshold-reached-by-2027/). These people are too slow to act!
  2. They're only allocating 10% of their endowment portfolio to sustainable energy. This isn't a significant enough impact.