Scope 3 emissions from the Basel-Stadt building stock
With the acceptance of the counterproposal to the Climate Justice Initiative, the goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2037 was adopted in the constitution of Basel-Stadt. In autumn, the cantonal government adopted the first part of the cantonal climate protection strategy “Net Zero 2037”, which outlines how this goal can be achieved. The first part focuses on direct greenhouse gas emissions produced in the canton of Basel-Stadt. In view of the large number of political initiatives on climate-friendly construction at the time of writing the first part of the climate strategy, she also includes grey greenhouse gas emissions from the construction and demolition of buildings. However, the Scope 3 emissions from new buildings and renovations have not yet been accounted for. This project closed that gap.
In this project the aim is to evaluate the annual Scope 3 emissions caused by new buildings. redevelopment and replacement buildings and building renovation in the canton of Basel-Stadt, i.e. to calculate the grey emissions of the building stock in the canton of Basel-Stadt in its current state. In addition, an evaluation of concrete as a building material is carried out. To this end, we use the building stock model and adapt it to the specific data for Basel.
Project information
Project durationMarch- July 2025
Contact at TEP EnergyMartin Jakob
Contracting partyCanton Basel-Stadt
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