Viewpoint: Grounding carbon emissions in ethics

Author: Tim Ibell and James Norman

Date published

1 August 2025

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Viewpoint: Grounding carbon emissions in ethics

The Structural Engineer

Author

Tim Ibell and James Norman

Citation

The Structural Engineer, Volume 103, Issue 8, 2025, Page(s) 42-43

Date published

1 August 2025

Author

Tim Ibell and James Norman

Citation

The Structural Engineer, Volume 103, Issue 8, 2025, Page(s) 42-43

Price

Standard: £9.95 + VAT
Members/Subscribers: Free

Tim Ibell and James Norman encourage structural engineers to consider the human impact of the carbon emissions arising from the buildings they design, as climate-change-related mortality increases.

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Format:
PDF
Pages:
42-43
Publisher:
The Institution of Structural Engineers

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Ethics Opinion Issue 8

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