CARBON ABSORBING WOOD
Using structural materials like steel or cement comes at a high cost in dollars and CO2 emissions, with building construction[…]
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BETTER BUILDINGS
Buildings consume 32% of our global energy supply. That’s expected to double by 2050. Designing facades like the skins of[…]
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INSPIRATION FROM SQUID AND KRILL
Over a quarter of a building’s energy is lost through today’s glass-pane windows. Inspired by the color-changing skins of squids[…]
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BREATHE EASIER
Electric vehicles will not only mitigate climate change, but they reduce air pollution and improve health. A study in California[…]
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FAVORING THE FARMING OF SEAWEED
Expanding global seaweed farming could really help address the planet’s food security, biodiversity loss and climate change challenges, reducing demand[…]
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NEED FOR MORE ELEPHANTS
In the jungles of equatorial Africa elephants plant the forest with high carbon-density trees and get rid of the weeds.[…]
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SALVAGING SOLAR PANELS
It’s estimated that 170,000 to 280,000 tons of solar panels will be disposed of annually in 2036. Shintora Kosan Company’s[…]
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CONSIDERATIONS PRIMARILY FOR COOLING
By 2050, hydrofluorocarbon emissions might account for up to 20% of CO2 equivalent emissions due to the world’s rapidly growing[…]
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SOLAR CONVERSION OF PLASTIC AND CO2 INTO SUSTAINABLE FUELS
A solar-powered reactor has been developed that can convert both captured CO2 and waste plastic into useful chemical products simultaneously.[…]
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FORTUITOUS FAST FOOD LABEL RESULTS
A National Institutes of Health funded study dealt with the impact that climate labels had on a sample fast food[…]
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