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Zero Carbon Concrete Alternative Product Cement Free by Prometheus Materials
Products and Materials

A sustainable, zero-carbon alternative to Portland cement concrete from Prometheus Materials CO - BioConcrete !

...reduction of approximately 90% of embodied carbon compared to existing portland-cement based concrete products. Imagine using a zero carbon bio- cement similar to the material that coral uses to build reefs and oysters use to generate their shells. “Coral reefs, shells, and even the limestone we use to produce cement...

CarbonCure low carbon footprint ready mix concrete
Products and Materials

Two startups cutting emissions from the use of concrete have won the $20 million Carbon Xprize.

...reduction targets. These technologies fall in two categories: trapping emissions from concentrated sources like power plants or manufacturing facilities, and removing carbon directly from the atmosphere. Also keep an eye on Prometheus, a CO based startup that is commercialising a zero carbon ready mix concrete in the n...

Coronavirus - clean energy & sustainables in jeopardy after covid-19 - IEA
Climate Change

Coronavirus poses a threat to climate action says The International Energy Agency (IEA)

...reduction in CO2 production. The International Energy Agency (IEA) goes even further and predicts the economic fallout of Covid-19 will wipe out the world’s oil demand growth for the year ahead, despite plummeting oil prices. Meaning, we could see the sharpest decline in oil price in the last 30 years, wiping billions ...

Carbon Emissions in the US reduced in 2019 - IEA Report Reveals
Climate Change

Carbon emissions declined in US in 2019 - a glimmer of hope for climate change goals?

...reduction of carbon released into the atmosphere comes a reality check as well. A massive polluter has a lot of room for improvement compared to say, a country that may long ago have acknowledged the climate crisis and has already acted to lower their carbon emissions.  On that note, it should be clear that we give cre...