Timber cities ‘could cut 100bn tons of CO2 emissions by 2100’
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Timber cities ‘could cut 100bn tons of CO2 emissions by 2100’
Currently, the global food system accounts for nearly a third of greenhouse gas emissions, and land use for livestock production has been a devastating force of deforestation, using up 80 percent of global farmland to provide fewer than 20 percent of the calories consumed globally.
Mold • Restriction as Possibility; Lifestyle as Politics - MOLD :: Designing the Future of Food
What If We Get It Right?: Visions of Climate Futures
Ayana Elizabeth Johnson • 9 highlights
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The potential for hemp (a strain of Cannabis sativa) as a building material has been known for centuries, because it is a material that combines fast cultivation with strength.
But more recently its ability to capture more than twice its own weight in carbon – twice as fast as traditional forestry – has come into focus. By some estimates, hemp can c... See more
But more recently its ability to capture more than twice its own weight in carbon – twice as fast as traditional forestry – has come into focus. By some estimates, hemp can c... See more
‘It’s almost carbon-negative’: how hemp became a surprise building material
governo francese ha stabilito che tutti i nuovi edifici pubblici devono essere costituiti almeno al 50 per cento di legno. La cittadina svedese di Skellefteå ha scuole, ponti, un grattacielo, alberghi e persino parcheggi in legno.
Gaia Vince • Il secolo nomade: Come sopravvivere al disastro climatico (Italian Edition)
Veritree is in its early days, but it hopes to become “an operating system for the restoration economy,” in Emsley’s words. An “Initial Tree Offering” was used to raise money for a “First Edition Forest,” which features trees in Madagascar, Indonesia, Nepal, Kenya, Senegal, and Haiti. The appeal for corporations hoping to make good on their net-zer... See more