Global ABC REPORT

Building MATERIALS
& THE CLIMATE

Constructing a New Future

Building Materials
Building
Materials
Are Set to Dominate 

Climate Change
LIFE CYCLE THINKING
LIFE CYCLE
THINKING
Decarbonization Requires

a Whole Life-Cycle Approach
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Avoid
Avoid
Waste by Reusing and 

Building with Less
Shift
Shift
to Bio-based Building Materials
Improve
Improve
Conventional Building
Materials and Processes
Tools
Tools
for Assessing Carbon Impact
Across the Building Life Cycle
Policy
Policy
Recommendations for
Decarbonizing Materials in
the Global Building Sector
Conclusion
Conclusion
And Discussion
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1

Building Materials

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Are Set to Dominate

Climate Change

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2

Life Cycle Thinking

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Decarbonization Requires

a Whole Life-Cycle Approach

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3

Avoid

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Waste, Build (with) Less and

Improve Circularity

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4

Shift

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to Bio-based Building Materials

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Improve

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Conventional Building

Materials and Processes

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6

Tools

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for Assessing Carbon Impacts

Across the Building Life Cycle

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7

Policy

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Recommendations for

Decarbonizing Materials in

the Global Building Sector

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8

Conclusion

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And Discussion

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Annexes

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And Maps

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