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Former NBA star Rick Fox is making a play for carbon-neutral concrete
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Former NBA star Rick Fox is making a play for carbon-neutral concrete

Carbon-neutral concrete could transform construction’s footprint—if it can scale in time. At Partanna Global, Bahamian basketball star and actor Rick Fox is trying to speed things up.
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Why California's clean energy path depends on floating farms

A short distance off California’s wild and rugged coastline, nearly 600 miles of ocean have been designated for the development of sprawling wind farms, a sign that the Pacific is fast becoming the next frontier of California’s clean-energy economy.

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Greta Thunberg: Global leaders are dropping the ball on climate change

We cannot just buy, invest or build our way out of the climate and environmental crisis. Nevertheless, money is still very much at the heart of the problem.

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Concrete made from captured CO2 could cut need for costly underground storage

Carbon dioxide sequestered from the atmosphere via direct air capture (DAC) has been permanently stored in concrete for the first time.

Climate law's labor bonuses could clear California obstacle to clean energy

Climate law's labor bonuses could clear California obstacle to clean energy

Building and construction trade unions would benefit from industrial green policy, but critics warn of fossil fuel subsidies.
How to recycle a 14-story office tower

How to recycle a 14-story office tower

Buildings are responsible for nearly 40 percent of the world’s carbon emissions. In Amsterdam, they are trying to create a blueprint to do something about it.
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Indonesian islanders sue cement producer for climate damages

Residents of an Indonesian island threatened by rising sea levels have begun legal action against the cement producer Holcim.

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