Live in a climate positive off-grid housing development
A newer multi-use apartment complex along Schleizer Straße in Berlin set out to address housing shortages and...
A carbon-negative shoe collection made out of cork
Each year, the footwear industry produces 700,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions. Approximately 34% of this accounts...
Where is the most green and sustainable city in the US?
When one thinks of sustainable living, urban centers probably don’t come to mind. Yet, it’s where the vast...
The BioBased concrete tiles cut carbon emissions and waste
BioBased tiles are a new sustainable building material being used to create sustainable facades for buildings....
World’s largest algae growth pond promotes carbon capture
Technology is being created everyday to not only reduce emissions that contribute to worsening climate change,...
Genetically-engineered trees can capture more carbon
Could hacking nature lead to a solution to climate change? Living Carbon, a public benefit company, enhances natural...
Le Botaniste is the first carbon-neutral restaurant in NYC
Le Botaniste, an organic, plant-based restaurant is now the only carbon-neutral restaurant in New York City. This...
Japan’s first carbon capture and storage facility to be live by 2030
Japanese oil refiner Eneos Holdings has partnered with utility J-Power to set up Japan's first Carbon capture,...
Believe or not, this new vegan meat is made from air
Air Protein is an entirely unique approach to making meat substitutes. It literally turns air into protein, without...
Train technology gets an eco-upgrade with Revolution VLR
The innovative Revolution VLR (Very Light Rail) passenger vehicle can help extend rail networks and reopen historical...
Carbon credits a fraud, Australian whistleblower says
According to a whistleblower, the Australian government has wasted over $1 billion of taxpayer money on the carbon...
CarbonCure is the concrete solution builders need
After Rob Niven received a Masters in Engineering and went to a United Nations summit on climate change, it got...
How using 3D-printed foam can cut down concrete waste
The construction industry is highly unsustainable. In fact, 7% of global CO2 emissions result from cement production...
Plant Prefab aims to make housing accessible and affordable
Between impact on the land, use of resources, construction waste and effects on air quality, the building and maintenance...
Innovative i-Mesh fabric takes shape at Expo 2020 Dubai
The construction and textiles industries are two of the most targeted industries for creating waste, toxins and...
Virtual pavilion looks into the future of sustainable design
The built environment is responsible for consuming over one-third of global energy and produces 40% of the world's...
Will Biden keep his oil promises after COP26?
Now that the world leaders have left the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow, citizens around the world are wondering...
Innovative biomaterials to help the world replace plastic
On Sunday, COP26 began in Glasgow, Scotland. The theme of adaptation and resilience calls on the world to find...
MHTN shifts focus towards carbon-reducing building elements
The construction industry bears a heavy responsibility in reversing the ongoing environmental impact caused by...
Building Transparency brings carbon-cutting tools to construction
The conversation in environmental circles continuously loops back to the construction industry, with widely accepted...
United Nations rejects youth activist climate petition
The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child declined to rule on a complaint filed by youth activists...
Proposal for world’s largest timber structure offers possibilities
All over the world, unique projects are being developed to mitigate carbon emissions. One such project comes from...
Climate change is the biggest public health issue
More than 220 of the world’s top public health and medical journals have published a joint plea for...
A history of sustainable energy efforts at the White House
Global warming, carbon emissions and climate change have been hot topics for decades. All the while, the reigning...
How many trees are needed to offset a city’s carbon emissions?
Trees are nature’s lungs. While we enjoy their beauty, shade and fruits of their existence, they are silently...
Three Americans’ lifetime emissions enough to kill one person
A recent study on the mortality cost of carbon emissions has revealed that the average emissions created by 3.5...
Carbon dioxide levels in atmosphere reach record high
Earth has just set a record it never wanted to set: the highest ever amount of carbon dioxide in its atmosphere....
Italy’s Exogram Houses save energy and reduce carbon emissions
Architect Joseph di Pasquale is known for grand architectural masterpieces that require immense planning and complicated...
Carbon emissions are shrinking the stratosphere
Carbon emissions have caused the stratosphere to shrink by 400 meters since the 1980s, according to a new study published...
The Netherlands to ban carbon-emitting delivery vehicles
The Netherlands has launched a plan that will ban all carbon-emitting delivery vehicles in urban areas. The country...
