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Video: See how this NYC factory traps CO2 in concrete blocks
Canary Media visits a Brooklyn warehouse and the basement of a Manhattan high-rise to learn how CO2 can be captured and turned into construction material.
By Maria Gallucci .
Emissions reduction
Clean industry
Chart: Heavy industry is the world’s biggest decarbonization challenge
The production of oil and gas, cement, steel, and other industrial products is enormously polluting. Decarbonizing these sectors will take a while.
By Dan McCarthy .
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Clean industry
6 innovative startups that are kicking CO2 out of cement and concrete
Cement-making is a 150-year-old process. These companies are using new additives, chemistries and methods that could curb the industry's oversize climate impact.By Maria Gallucci, Jeff St. John .
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Clean industry
Cleaning up steel, cement and chemicals is tough — and entirely doable
These top-emitting industries make the materials we depend on. In a special series, Canary Media explores the complex, tricky path to decarbonizing all three.By Maria Gallucci .
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Electrification
Here's why electric lawn mowers are cutting down the gas-fueled competition
Making the leap to battery-powered lawn equipment can help you ditch the noise, fumes and hassle of gas models — and slash your carbon emissions, too.By Alison F. Takemura .
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Carbon-free buildings
Boston skyscraper named world’s biggest 'Passive House' office
The building, which will use far less energy than a conventional design, is the latest example of the efficiency standard’s growing popularity.By Alison F. Takemura .
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Energy efficiency
These startups are using AI to cut energy waste from buildings
Buildings use — and waste — an enormous amount of energy. A growing number of startups are trying to wield buzzy AI technologies to fix this problem.By Jeff St. John .
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Utilities
These 25 utilities are united by one big goal: 80% less CO2 by 2030
Dealing with climate change means removing fossil fuels from the power grid ASAP. A diverse and growing group of utilities is leading that effort.By Julian Spector .
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Clean industry
Startup hits milestone in its bid to cut concrete’s dirtiest ingredient
Demand for clean concrete is rising. CarbonBuilt says it has a potential solution: concrete made without using any Portland cement.By Maria Gallucci .
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Carbon-free buildings
NYC’s big building-decarbonization law faces its first major test
Landlords and climate activists are sparring over the future of Local Law 97 — the country’s most ambitious citywide mandate to clean up building emissions.By Jeff St. John .
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Clean industry
Terra CO2 says its Texas factory will cut carbon and cost from cement
The startup is building its first large-scale plant to turn common rocks into cement additives that can reduce cement's hefty carbon footprint without raising costs.By Jeff St. John .
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