"The most polluting part of a building is hiding underfoot. Floors account for more than 40% of most multi-story buildings’ total mass, and many of the surfaces that hold up office floors and apartments are made of concrete."
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Finance firms join group to deploy private capital in climate flight
"The aim is to funnel the alliance’s collective $130 trillion in assets (representing 40% of the world’s capital) into projects that help the globe reach the target set out by the Paris agreement of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius."
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Small box turns waste into treasure for Ivory Coast farmers
"The small green 'KubeKo' box was dreamt up by chemical engineer Noel N'guessan to make use of the 30 million tonnes of waste generated by crop production in the West African country each year and other biowaste like animal dung."
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Pacific Northwest companies merge and raise cash to build energy efficient, modular construction tech
Lisa Stifler of GeekWire writes on two Pacific Northwest companies that have merged to build energy-efficient modular construction tech. “There’s general agreement that the construction sector is well overdue for modernizing, and many see modular or prefab technology as part of the solution. NODE has been developing an approach to building energy-saving homes out of...
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Power lines are infrastructure bill’s big climate win
"The change has the potential to boost clean energy projects that have run into permitting challenges, analysts said. The infrastructure bill’s package notably came during a week that saw voters in Maine strike down a proposed transmission line intended to carry electricity from dams in Quebec to consumers in New England. The constitutionality of that referendum is being challenged in court."
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Free Markets Are the Best and Fastest Way to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions
"A freer market also means that a country's carbon emissions are already falling. C3 Solutions' Director of Public Policy Nick Loris made this clear in his report, 'Free Economies are Clean Economies.'"
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Let’s Find Common Ground on America’s Energy Future
"Together, we can chart a path forward that grants customers freedom of choice, ensures a reliable energy system and protects the environment. We can do far more for our nation and our planet by coming together than we can by remaining apart."
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One of AOC’s Worst Green New Deal Ideas is Included in Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ Plan
"With the proposal gaining momentum in Washington, DC, it’s well worth examining its actual merits. And even a cursory glance reveals that in reality the plan would simply waste money, create zero jobs on net, and do nothing to mitigate climate change."
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Meet the next generation of carbon campuses
"From Net Zero Teesside in the United Kingdom to Houston’s Carbon Capture Hub, a new generation of carbon campuses — where carbon dioxide emissions are captured, used in products and stored underground — is coming online."
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Tesla Energy Ventures Will Provide Retail Electric Services In Texas
"This isn’t the first Tesla subsidiary that is in Texas. Gambit Energy Storage previously announced its construction of 100-megawatt batteries in Houston. Its purpose is to supplement the Southeast Texas grid with large amounts of power if another blackout occurs. Gambit Energy Storage also sells solar panels and batteries."