From 1850 to 2020, the Earth's average atmospheric CO2 concentration increases by 50%. Global economic development and natural ecological environment have been continuously affected by climate disasters. To cope with the worsening global warming, numerous countries and regions have proposed ambitious climate plans, goals, and strategies. Among them, achieving carbon neutrality is one of the most urgent and critical tasks. Industry, transport, buildings and agriculture are the four major contributors to carbon emissions. Many practices have been carried out on carbon neutrality in the industry and transport sector, such as carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS), cleaner production, new energy vehicles (NEVs) and shared mobility. However, the concern on the buildings and agriculture sectors was still lacking. Given that buildings and agriculture remain the main economic pillars of developing countries in the future, carbon neutrality approaches in these two sectors should receive sufficient attention.
In cross field of management and environmental science, existing studies mainly investigated the challenges, policy design and development path of carbon neutralization from a macro perspective, but few studies focus on specific areas and propose emerging innovative schemes from a micro perspective.
The objective of this Research Topic is to understand the specific practices of global emerging carbon neutralization in the buildings and agriculture sectors. For example, low-carbon materials, green technology and zero energy buildings in the buildings industry, and low-carbon land use in the agriculture sector.
We welcome scholars to write carbon neutralization studies in the field of economic and management sciences, preferably focusing on the micro level of the buildings or agriculture sectors. We are interested in quantitative or qualitative research, systematic reviews, and specific practices from any country. Nevertheless, priority is given to contributions related to the following topics:
1. Transformation path of construction industry for carbon neutralization
2. Green construction and zero energy building
3. Land use transformation towards carbon neutrality
4. Farmers' adaptive behavior to climate and environmental change
5. Carbon neutralization policies and practices at national and local levels
6. Assessment and prediction of carbon emissions in the buildings and agriculture sectors
From 1850 to 2020, the Earth's average atmospheric CO2 concentration increases by 50%. Global economic development and natural ecological environment have been continuously affected by climate disasters. To cope with the worsening global warming, numerous countries and regions have proposed ambitious climate plans, goals, and strategies. Among them, achieving carbon neutrality is one of the most urgent and critical tasks. Industry, transport, buildings and agriculture are the four major contributors to carbon emissions. Many practices have been carried out on carbon neutrality in the industry and transport sector, such as carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS), cleaner production, new energy vehicles (NEVs) and shared mobility. However, the concern on the buildings and agriculture sectors was still lacking. Given that buildings and agriculture remain the main economic pillars of developing countries in the future, carbon neutrality approaches in these two sectors should receive sufficient attention.
In cross field of management and environmental science, existing studies mainly investigated the challenges, policy design and development path of carbon neutralization from a macro perspective, but few studies focus on specific areas and propose emerging innovative schemes from a micro perspective.
The objective of this Research Topic is to understand the specific practices of global emerging carbon neutralization in the buildings and agriculture sectors. For example, low-carbon materials, green technology and zero energy buildings in the buildings industry, and low-carbon land use in the agriculture sector.
We welcome scholars to write carbon neutralization studies in the field of economic and management sciences, preferably focusing on the micro level of the buildings or agriculture sectors. We are interested in quantitative or qualitative research, systematic reviews, and specific practices from any country. Nevertheless, priority is given to contributions related to the following topics:
1. Transformation path of construction industry for carbon neutralization
2. Green construction and zero energy building
3. Land use transformation towards carbon neutrality
4. Farmers' adaptive behavior to climate and environmental change
5. Carbon neutralization policies and practices at national and local levels
6. Assessment and prediction of carbon emissions in the buildings and agriculture sectors
