Sustainable Development and Climate Change

K. S. Getvoldsen; T. E. Butt; C. House; F. Ferreira

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-63007-6_27

Sustainable Development and Climate Change

K. S. Getvoldsen, T. E. Butt, C. House, F. Ferreira

Mechanical and Construction Engineering Department

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Abstract

The sustainable development philosophy can be regarded as the most multi- and interdisciplinary field. On the other hand, climate change, which is relatively a new field, has yet been evolving as another significantly multi- and interdisciplinary field. Both, the sustainable development and climate change have many factors in common ranging from socio-economic to the environment. However, commonality between the two has so far been studied insufficiently. This paper is to advance knowledge in this direction, specifically considering the Climate Change Act 2008 of the UK that legally binds the country to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG). By employing the UK housing sector as a case study, it is demonstrated via numerical calculations that even partly insulating the existing UK housing stock, legal targets of the Act can almost be met for that sector. Links are also drawn between climate change and sustainable development and that how addressing climate change can directly and indirectly help meeting the national sustainability agenda.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Handbook of Sustainability Science and Research
Editors	Walter Leal Filho
Publisher	Springer
Chapter	27
Pages	445-457
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319630076
ISBN (Print)	9783319630069
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63007-6_27
Publication status	Published - 2018
Event	World Symposium on Sustainability Science and Research: Implementing the 2030 United Nations (UN) Agenda for Sustainable Development - Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom Duration: 5 Apr 2017 → 7 Apr 2017 http://www.eauc.org.uk/shop/mms_single_event.php?event_id=5383

Publication series

Name	Handbook of Sustainability Science and Research
ISSN (Print)	2199-7373
ISSN (Electronic)	2199-7381

Conference

Conference	World Symposium on Sustainability Science and Research
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Manchester
Period	5/04/17 → 7/04/17
Internet address	http://www.eauc.org.uk/shop/mms_single_event.php?event_id=5383

Keywords

Sustainability
Sustainable Development
Green House Gases (GHG)
Carbon Emissions
Energy Efficiency
Energy Management
Climate Change Act 2008
Climate Change

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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Getvoldsen, KS, Butt, TE, House, C & Ferreira, F 2018, Sustainable Development and Climate Change. in W Leal Filho (ed.), Handbook of Sustainability Science and Research. Handbook of Sustainability Science and Research, Springer, pp. 445-457, World Symposium on Sustainability Science and Research, Manchester, United Kingdom, 5/04/17. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63007-6_27

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