Embodied Carbon Emissions in China’s Building Sector: Historical Track from 2005 to 2020

China’s large-scale construction has led to massive energy consumption and carbon emissions. The embodied carbon emissions (ECs) of China’s building sector play a key role in realizing national emission reduction targets. Currently, the understanding of the status quo of ECs is vague and inconsisten...

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Published in:	Buildings
Main Authors:	Chen Zhu, Zhihan Yang, Boyu Huang, Xiaodong Li
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2023-01-01
Subjects:	building sector embodied carbon emissions emission accounting historical trend emission status
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/13/1/211

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