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Carbon emissions
Can cement and concrete be made greener?
Sep 24, 2024
The building materials are a major source of greenhouse gases.
New organization to measure whether companies' carbon removal plans actually work
Aug 7, 2024
The Carbon Removal Standards Initiative just launched in the U.S. this week.
Biden administration invests $6 billion in low-carbon industrial production
Mar 25, 2024
The funding aims to cut the cost of cleaner manufacturing in industries like food, paper and chemicals.
U.S. carbon emissions fell in 2023, mainly thanks to natural gas displacing coal at power plants
by
Henry Epp
Feb 22, 2024
Emissions from transportation, on the other hand, were up.
Lego says making bricks from recycled bottles produces more carbon than new plastic
Sep 25, 2023
Another example of how hard it can be to recycle polymers.
Big Tech is buying into the early carbon-removal market
Sep 7, 2023
Microsoft is paying $200 million to a company using crushed rock to absorb carbon, and the Frontier consortium is backing emerging technology.
Could the carbon credit model help save threatened species?
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Matt Hoisch
Aug 9, 2023
A growing number of scientists and economists see a novel kind of credit as an important tool to help reverse global declines in biodiversity.
For public good, not for profit.
What's a "carbon border adjustment mechanism," and what does it mean for U.S. exports?
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Andy Uhler
Dec 14, 2022
The EU already imposes an environmental charge on EU-made goods. Its new plan would assess the same charge on imports.
E-bikes are soaring in popularity, but some still have reservations
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Anais Amin
Oct 14, 2022
"I find myself looking at the other bikers going slowly and going ‘just get out of my way,’" says Ian Bogost, contributing writer at The Atlantic.
Fracking flourishes as era of net-zero carbon looms
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Andy Uhler
Aug 15, 2022
The energy industry is emphasizing the controversial technique over traditional drilling, partly for its shorter timetable.