Industry 1.61803: the transition to an industry with reduced material demand fit for a low carbon future
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Allwood, Julian M.
Serrenho, André C.
Skelton, Alexandra C. H.
Worrell, Ernst
Gutowski, Timothy G
Date Issued
May 2017
Journal
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
Publisher
The Royal Society
Citation
Allwood, Julian M., Timothy G. Gutowski, André C. Serrenho, Alexandra C. H. Skelton, and Ernst Worrell. “Industry 1.61803: The Transition to an Industry with Reduced Material Demand Fit for a Low Carbon Future.” Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 375, no. 2095 (May 1, 2017): 20160361. © 2017 The Authors
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Abstract
Arising from a discussion meeting in September 2016, this editorial introduces a special issue on the transition to a future industrial system with greatly reduced demand for material production and attempts to synthesize the main findings. The motivation for such a transition is to reduce industrial greenhouse gas emissions, but unlike previous industrial transformations, there are no major stakeholders who will pursue the change for their own immediate benefit. The special issue, therefore, explores the means by which such a transition could be brought about. The editorial presents an overview of the opportunities identified in the papers of the volume, presents examples of actions that can be taken today to begin the process of change and concludes with an agenda for research that might support a rapid acceleration in the rate of change. This article is part of the themed issue 'Material demand reduction'.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
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https://doi.org/10.1098/RSTA.2016.0361
