Resource Efficiency Collective

🌟 WE’RE HIRING! 🌟 We’re looking for a Research Assistant / Associate to join our Climate Compatible Growth (@ResearchCcg) project. CCG aims to support investment in sustainable energy and transport systems to meet development priorities in the Global South.

Hi, Joanna here! It’s my last day so things may go a bit quiet on here. Hopefully our website will keep running, so do check refficiency.org. I’ve had a brilliant ~3 years with the group & very proud of how much we’ve grown over the years. Good luck to the whole team! 🌻

🔗 If you’re interested, more info can be found here: jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/41648/ @ResearchCcg

The key partner countries in CCG are Kenya, Zambia, Ghana, Lao PDR, Viet Nam and India where joint research projects are in place. The specific focus of this post is critical materials (such as lithium, cobalt, graphite) to support low-carbon transition in developing countries.

🚨 DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: TOMORROW 28 July! 🚨 We’re looking for a Research Assistant / Associate to join our Climate Compatible Growth (CCG) project. CCG aims to support investment in sustainable energy & transport systems to meet development priorities in the Global South

🔗 Read his summary of the event and sessions on our website: refficiency.org/news/reflectio…

Refficiency’s Natanael has just returned from the 7th International Exergy-Economics Workshop in Chambery, France. “The 7th IEEW provided an enriching & memorable experience, where the engaging discussions, & enlightening sessions converged to foster collaboration and learning.”

A network analysis of the petrochemical industry reveals the complexity and interconnectedness of the sector and indicates how changes made in one plant or location would have implications elsewhere.

#OurTeam Ella emphasises the importance to continue the conversation around 1.5 degrees and the nearing dangers of global warming on our planet 🌡️ 🔗 Read more about Ella and her research on our website here: refficiency.org/people/

Another Deep Dive from our latest C-THRU report looks at: ➡️ The Economic Context ⬅️ We need to consider the potential wider economic impacts of climate change mitigation actions taken within the petrochemical sector.

Recently, Samantha visited Raleigh to attend the 97th ACS Colloid and Surface Science Symposium. She met experts in her field, presented her work on smart sustainable packaging from plants, and says the event “recharged my inspiration” Read more here: bit.ly/3NYhMlf

🔗 Read Ana’s handy summary of the event here: refficiency.org/news/circular-…

🏘️ Recently, Ana attended the Circular Economy Symposium one-day event hosted by the University of Sheffield in London. It included presentations on promoting knowledge transfer between academia and industry for accelerating progress towards a circular built environment.

🔗 Read the paper here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @MichalDrewniok

We found that existing top-down approaches underestimate emissions by up to 20%. We found converting non-residential buildings for housing can bring 34% embodied carbon savings, 30% by avoiding demolition, and 10% if all new houses were multi-storey buildings.

NEW PAPER: Mapping material use and embodied carbon in UK construction The latest available analysis shows that 80% of embodied carbon of UK construction in 2018 came from materials and on-site activities.

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Our next Deep Dive from our latest C-THRU report looks at: ➡️ Material flow analysis of petrochemicals production in the UK ⬅️ We use a new methodology to map the emissions and energy use of the petrochemical sector in greater detail than existing studies.

Read more here: refficiency.org/news/steel-in-…

Steel in the Circular Economy: Insights from the CircNexSt project The CircNexSt project aimed to develop demand-side strategies to enhance the steel industry’s circularity by applying the Stock-Flow-Service (SFS) nexus approach.