Carbon Footprint
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Is Generative AI Bad for the Environment?
A computer scientist explains the carbon footprint of ChatGPT and its cousins
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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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Concrete-Free Slabs
The benefits and detailing of slab assemblies that eliminate concrete
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A Better Path to a Low-Carbon Future?
Building materials capable of reducing up-front carbon to zero are available, code-compliant, and affordable, study shows
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Architects’ Group Reports Progress on Carbon-Cutting Goals
More firms are designing buildings that cut energy use, but efforts are still far short of 2030 targets
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If You Are Flying, You Should Be Buying Carbon Offsets
Air travel has a gigantic carbon footprint — and contrary to popular belief, carbon offsets do make a difference
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For Renewable Energy Advocates, the Tide Turns in Maine
Solar and wind projects get a boost, but the state is still divided over a new transmission line in the North Woods
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Why Is Wood Burning Counted as Green Energy?
A loophole in carbon-accounting rules is spurring a boom in burning wood pellets in European power plants
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The Truth About Al Gore’s Carbon Footprint
Now that Gore’s new movie is showing in theaters, the attacks on his credibility have begun
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Looking for a Breakthrough in Cement and Concrete
The most common building material on the planet extracts a heavy environmental toll, but there are opportunities for change
