An analytical framework of quantifying carbon emission impacts of construction and demolition waste circularity and trading: A case study of the UK

Developing a circular economy (CE) for construction and demolition waste (CDW) presents a promising pathway to decarbonize the construction industry by reducing reliance on carbon-intensive primary material production. However, most existing studies rely on life cycle assessment (LCA) approaches and treat CDW flows as isolated processes, overlooking the broader economy-wide emission consequences and distributional effects arising from complex inter-sectoral and inter-regional material and energy flows. This limitation risks underestimating the full carbon mitigation potential of CDW circularity, thereby hindering progress toward the Net-Zero targets pledged by most global economies. This study introduces a…

• SF
  Scottish Funding Council

  Award: ICF20251831694
• HM
  H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
• HE
  HORIZON EUROPE Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions

  Award: CECECDW-101204687