Carbon
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The Myth of Carbon Offsets
Satellites detect no real climate benefit from 10 years of forest carbon offsets in California
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Recent Studies on Embodied Carbon
Choosing the right building materials can sharply lower carbon impact of new construction
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Measuring Embodied Carbon
Tools for determining a project's up-front carbon emissions to help inform materials selection—and the challenges of employing them
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Dream of Carbon Air Capture Edges Toward Reality
A growing number of projects to remove CO2 are going online, but major hurdles remain
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Canadian Group Proposes a New Metric for Buildings
"Carbon Use Intensity" would more accurately reflect the carbon impact of buildings, its advocates say
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Reducing Embodied Carbon in Buildings
A new report finds low-cost, high-value options for cutting carbon are already here
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New State Laws Would Lower Climate Impact of Concrete
Pending legislation in New York and New Jersey would give low-carbon concrete an edge
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Everyday Products Could be Used to Capture Carbon
Sequestering carbon this way could help fight climate change, but will consumers buy in?
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Two Carbon-Smart Ideas in the Attic
Details on insulating and air-sealing unconditioned attics that lower embodied carbon
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Why Corporate ‘Net Zero’ Pledges Should Trigger Healthy Skepticism
Corporate promises of carbon neutrality sound great on paper, but exactly how it happens is another story
