Applicability of existing carbon trading schemes to the construction industry

S. Thomas Ng; Wilson S.H. Luk

Applicability of existing carbon trading schemes to the construction industry

S. Thomas Ng
, Wilson S.H. Luk

Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works › RGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication) › peer-review

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Abstract

It is well recognised that considerable amount of carbon is released throughout the life cycle of construction facilities. To help alleviate the effect of climate change, the construction industry should identify and adopt pragmatic measures to cut down on carbon emissions. A possible way to achieve that is by means of carbon trading. While there is no shortage of successful carbon trading examples, the attention is primarily on trading of carbon arising from the manufacturing of highly emitted construction materials like cement and steel products. The potential of extending carbon trading to other construction phases including the construction, operational, refurbishment and demolition stages is largely ignored. This paper aims to examine whether carbon trading is a suitable approach to reduce construction emissions. The paper begins by introducing the concepts of carbon trading. It is then followed by reporting the results of a semi-structured interview carried out in Hong Kong. The paper concludes by discussing the way forward of carbon trading in the construction sector.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	CESB 2013 PRAGUE - Central Europe Towards Sustainable Building 2013: Sustainable Building and Refurbishment for Next Generations
Publisher	Czech Technical University in Prague
Pages	753-756
ISBN (Print)	9788024750187
Publication status	Published - 2013
Externally published	Yes
Event	CESB 2013 PRAGUE - Central Europe Towards Sustainable Building 2013: Sustainable Building and Refurbishment for Next Generations - Prague, Czech Republic Duration: 26 Jun 2013 → 28 Jun 2013

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Name	CESB 2013 PRAGUE - Central Europe Towards Sustainable Building 2013: Sustainable Building and Refurbishment for Next Generations

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Conference	CESB 2013 PRAGUE - Central Europe Towards Sustainable Building 2013: Sustainable Building and Refurbishment for Next Generations
Place	Czech Republic
City	Prague
Period	26/06/13 → 28/06/13

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UN SDGs

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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 13 Climate Action

Research Keywords

Carbon emissions
Carbon trading
Construction industry
Global warming

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Thomas Ng, S., & Luk, W. S. H. (2013). Applicability of existing carbon trading schemes to the construction industry. In CESB 2013 PRAGUE - Central Europe Towards Sustainable Building 2013: Sustainable Building and Refurbishment for Next Generations (pp. 753-756). (CESB 2013 PRAGUE - Central Europe Towards Sustainable Building 2013: Sustainable Building and Refurbishment for Next Generations). Czech Technical University in Prague.

Thomas Ng, S. ; Luk, Wilson S.H. / Applicability of existing carbon trading schemes to the construction industry. CESB 2013 PRAGUE - Central Europe Towards Sustainable Building 2013: Sustainable Building and Refurbishment for Next Generations. Czech Technical University in Prague, 2013. pp. 753-756 (CESB 2013 PRAGUE - Central Europe Towards Sustainable Building 2013: Sustainable Building and Refurbishment for Next Generations).

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Applicability of existing carbon trading schemes to the construction industry. / Thomas Ng, S.; Luk, Wilson S.H.
CESB 2013 PRAGUE - Central Europe Towards Sustainable Building 2013: Sustainable Building and Refurbishment for Next Generations. Czech Technical University in Prague, 2013. p. 753-756 (CESB 2013 PRAGUE - Central Europe Towards Sustainable Building 2013: Sustainable Building and Refurbishment for Next Generations).

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Applicability of existing carbon trading schemes to the construction industry

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