Changing materials can account for one-third of Euro greenhouse gas emissions

While most attention to ways to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases is focused on energy, new research reveals that nearly one-third of the reduction in these emissions in Western Europe can be achieved by changing the use of materials. For moderate emission reductions, most changes would occur in materials production and waste handling. More severe reductions require substitution of materials.


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