Energy cost of various construction materials

CO2 emissions are not directly deducible from energy costs. Concrete for instance is a very CO2-intensive material due to the emissions from chemical processes…

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Examples of GHG emission amounts generated by different activities or goods are scattered across the book in the form of proportional bubbles (in kilograms…

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Examples of GHG emission amounts generated by different activities or goods are scattered across the book in the form of proportional bubbles (in kilograms…

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Examples of GHG emission amounts generated by different activities or goods are scattered across the book in the form of proportional bubbles (in kilograms…

Energy consumption by usage in a building

Buildings (residential and commercial) account for 10 to 15% of all greenhouse gas emissions, including almost 70% carbon dioxide and 25% methane.

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Registered projects implemented under Kyoto’s “Clean Development Mechanism”

Number of projects by host parties and Number of projects by investor parties.

Offset providers

Table explaining Offset providers.

Biofuel production Map

Global map about Biofuel production.

The boom in air travel

Number of air transport passengers per year (millions).

German transportation means

Better results can be obtained for metro, tram and train if more people are using them (better network and schedules, accessibility, affordability and competitiveness…

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