1. Green
building
pathway
1.1 Energy efficiency
1.2 Renewable
energy use in
buildings
1.1.2 Retrofitting
buildings
1.1.1 Green
buildings
Planning
Design/construction
Use
Planning
Use
1.2. 1
Installation
1.2.2
Operation
Increasing urban building areas
Increasing living costs
Social justice and climate poverty
Intermittency can lower resilience to heat waves or cold spells
Climate exposure
Increasing living costs
Increasing land demand
Increased unemployment in building sectors
*Consequential risks are in italic font
Uncertainties are underlined
Increasing living costs
Social justices and climate poverty
Continued inefficient energy use behavior off-sets energy
efficiency measures
Ineffective planning in different climatic zones
Increased cost of energy efficiency measures
Increased climate vulnerability (cutting off heating/cooling
systems to reduce energy consumption)
Increase climate vulnerability (cutting off heating/cooling
systems to reduce energy consumption)
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Figure 10.3 Consequential risks in China’s low-carbon transition buildings pathway.
Note
The consequences discussed in this section are indicated in italic font. The uncertainties discussed are underlined.