Sustainable materials: without the hot air

Part I. The World of Materials. 1. Material wealth and health

2. Scale, uncertainty and estimation

3. Our uses of steel and aluminium

4. Metal journeys

5. Energy and emissions

6. Where does the money go? ; Part II. With One Eye Open. 7. Energy efficiency

8. Opportunities for capturing heat

9. Novel process routes

10. Carbon sequestration

11. Future energy use and emissions ; Part III. With Both Eyes Open. 12. Using less metal by design

13. Reducing yield losses

14. Diverting manufacturing scrap

15. Re-using metal components

16. Longer life products

17. Reducing final demand

18. Options for change

19. Future energy use and emissions ; Part IV. Other Materials. 20. Cement

21. Plastic

22. Paper ; Part V. Creating A Sustainable Material Future. 23. Business activity evaluation

24. The influence of policy

25. The actions of individuals

26. Half as much for twice as long.