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Democrats aim to leverage the state’s buying power of materials to reduce carbon emissions
You’ve heard of climate change. Have you heard of
embodied carbon?
If not, you aren’t alone. When it comes to green initiatives, we often turn to topics such as renewable energy or electric vehicles. Yet embodied carbon the comprehensive carbon footprint of a material contributes notably to greenhouse gas emissions.
Embodied carbon is notoriously challenging to address for many reasons, but particularly as it spans everything from manufacturing, transportation, installation and the disposal of a material. Even the governor’s Greenhouse Gas Pollution Reduction Roadmap sidestepped it almost entirely, despite acknowledging its role.
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Ken Danti
Colorado and Pueblo, like many places around the world, are laying out plans to significantly cut pollution that is contributing to climate change.
We should embrace and advocate for every opportunity to do so. From cars and trucks, to how we produce our electricity, and even in our homes and businesses, Colorado is working to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and other pollutants that are warming the planet and harming our way of life.
The city of Pueblo is working toward a 100% renewable future. EVRAZ recently reached an agreement with Xcel Energy that will shift a majority of the electricity the plant uses to renewable energy produced in the county, thanks to Pueblo’s leaders Senate President Leroy Garcia and House Majority Leader Daneya Esgar.