Engineering in the climate emergency: doing less, better

Author: Mike White

Date published

3 October 2022

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Engineering in the climate emergency: doing less, better

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Mike White
Date published
3 October 2022
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Mike White

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The Structural Engineer, Volume 100, Issue 10, 2022, Page(s) 10-12

Date published

3 October 2022

Author

Mike White

Citation

The Structural Engineer, Volume 100, Issue 10, 2022, Page(s) 10-12

Price

Free

Mike White urges structural engineers to act now in their projects to reduce embodied carbon if we are to keep to the IPCC’s 1.5°C warming target.

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Format:
PDF
Pages:
10-12
Publisher:
The Institution of Structural Engineers

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Climate change Leadership Issue 10

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