Decarbonization Avenue : Industrial Resource Efficiency

Material efficiency and its contribution to climate change mitigation

Germany | 2020-12

While energy efficiency is well established, the same cannot be said for material efficiency, which includes product light-weighting, lifetime extension, more intense use, and value retention strategies like higher recycling rates, remanufacturing, and reuse. Sector-specific research showed substantial energy and emissions savings potentials of material efficiency.
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Type of resource

  • Case study
  • Report / white paper