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INDUSTRIAL DECARBONIZATION:
THE ROLE OF MATERIAL EFFICIENCY STRATEGIES
Burcu HİÇYILMAZ - Sedat ALATAŞ
Etem KARAKAYA
ABSTRACT
Mitigating industrial emissions is highly critical to achieving the net-zero emissions target. However,
the fact that this sector is a part of a carbon-intensive production process makes it difficult to reduce
emissions resulting from material production and use. The purpose of this study is to emphasize the
importance of material efficiency for industrial decarbonization and to discuss the strategies that can
be implemented in this direction. To this end, this study first discusses why the industrial sector is
considered a “hard-to-abate” sector, industrial mitigation options, and the critical role of material
efficiency from the mitigation policy perspective. Secondly, this paper discusses the material efficiency
strategies and in which stages of product life cycle these strategies can be implemented. All these
discussions are based on the findings obtained from the studies in the literature and the reports
published by international leading institutions and organizations. The findings show that there is a
great potential for industrial decarbonization, and efficient use of materials can significantly contribute
to the sustainability and circular economy in the process from the design stage to the end of its life.
Moreover, it is found that the design and use stages have the highest emission reduction potential.
Unlike the other studies in the literature, with paying special attention to the industry sector, this study
discusses material efficiency, material efficiency strategies, and the stages in which these strategies
can be implemented. In this regard, this study is believed to significantly contribute to the literature.
Keywords: Industrial Decarbonization, Material Efficiency, Material Efficiency Strategies, Circular
Economy
Arş. Gör. Dr. Nazilli İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi, İktisat Bölümü
Mail: burcu.yilmaz@adu.edu.tr
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3501-2012
Arş. Gör. Dr. Nazilli İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi, İktisat Bölümü
Mail: sedat.alatas@adu.edu.tr
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3764-8746
Prof. Dr., Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi, İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi, İktisat Bölümü
Mail: etem.karakaya@ogu.edu.tr
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0905-9116
Makale Atıf Bilgisi: Makale Atıf Bilgisi: Hiçyılmaz B., Alataş S. ve Karakaya E. (2022).
“Sanayide Karbonsuzlaşma: Malzeme Etkinliği Stratejilerinin Rolü”.
Çevre, Şehir ve İklim Dergisi. Yıl: 1. Sayı: 2. ss. 81-118.
Makale Türü: Araştırma
Geliş Tarihi: 24.05.2022
Kabul Tarihi: 07.07.2022
Yayın Tarihi: 31.07.2022
Yayın Sezonu: Temmuz 2022
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