Analysis on building industry CO₂ emission in Shanghai

College of Urban Construction and Safety Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, 201418 Shanghai, P.R.China

Abstract

With the economic development in Shanghai, a lot of energy has been consumed in the building industry, and is accompanied by a great amount of carbon emissions. Based on the data of energy consumption in the two stages of the building materials production and construction process in Shanghai, a calculation model of CO₂ emissions was created, total CO₂ emissions have been evaluated during recent ten years, and CO₂ emissions influencing factors was identified in each stage. The research results show that CO₂ emissions in the stage of building materials production, account for more than 90% of total CO₂ emissions, mainly traced from cement, iron and steel industry, and have greater potential for energy conservation and emissions reduction.