Material Efficiency

Lately e5 has been striving into the topic of scalable net carbon sinks. In the IPCC Special Report SR 1.5 of October 2018 almost all Scenarios to reach the 1.5-degree-Celsius-Goal need CDR (Carbon Dioxide Removal) in different forms. e5 is discussing those different CDR-Measures concerning Global Impact, Scalability, Economic Consequences, Sustainability and Implementation Chances and Risks according to SDGs.

In this context e5 has been supporting scientific articles about the use of new construction and building materials as a sustainable carbon sink, mentioned in the IPCC SR 1.5 in chapter 4.3.4.2, titled Substitution and Circularity: “ . . . Material substitution and CO2 storage options are under development, for example, the use of algae and renewable energy for carbon fibre production, which could become a net sink of CO2 (Arnold et al., 2018)“.

A well summarized abstract and direct link to the articles can be found on the FONA Website about the CDRterra Project.

Meet us at COP29 in Aserbaidschan to discuss carbon negative building materials within the framework of DACCUSS, one of the serveral sub-projects of CDRterra. 

 

Activities:

  • Event at the occasion of UNFCCC COP29 in Aserbaidschan, tbd: NET-solutions for buildings, agroforestry  and agriculture based on textile-, wood-, stone- and mineral-materials, hearing the voices of indigenous people on  intelligent combination of materials can serve the building sector and the agricultural/agroforestry sector with scalable CDR options 
  • Speakers: experts from science, building industry, agroforestry, agriculture and finance of climate change solutions as well as indigenous voices on all topics outlined in this side event
  • Lead applicant: European Business Council for Sustainable Energy and Materials (e5), by Mr. Kolja Kuse.
    Co-applicant: International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF), by Mr. Peter Minang.
    Co-applicant: Instituto de Ecología y Antropología de Acción (INFOE), by Ms. Elke Falley-Rothkopf.
    in November 2024| in Baku