Estimating the Carbon Footprint of Post-War Reconstruction: Toward a “Greener” Recovery of Ukraine

  • #Other Publications and Papers

This study estimated the CO2 footprint of Ukraine’s reconstruction using an environmentally extended multi-region input-output (MRIO) analysis. The results revealed that the carbon footprint during a ten-year reconstruction phase is expected to be 4.3 times Ukraine’s annual territorial CO2 emissions before the war. More than half of these emissions are estimated to be generated by Ukraine’s construction industry, indicating an urgent need to reduce emissions through industry modernization and efficiency improvements. Additionally, approximately 13% of the indirect CO2 emissions are anticipated to come from the production of building materials such as concrete and steel. Therefore, effective efforts must be made to curb these emissions by maximizing the recycling of materials from debris.

Author
KOBAYAKAWA Toru
Date of issuance
February 2025
Publisher
IOP Publishing
Journal
Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability
Language
English
Number of pages
14
Related areas
  • #Europe
Topics
  • #Urban / Regional Development
  • #Environmental Management
  • #Climate Change Measures
Research area
Global Environment
ISBN
2634-4505
DOI
10.1088/2634-4505/adb2bf
Research project

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