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Carbon-sucking concrete is capturing attention and funding Heather Clancy, GreenBiz.com Share Credit: Carboncure Investment is starting to flow into the carbon capture and utilisation space following a number of landmark deals Carbon-sequestering concrete is having a moment. In mid-April, two climate-tech startups focused on decarbonizing the world's most widely used construction material, CarbonCure Technologies and UCLA CarbonBuilt, split the top prize in the $20m NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE competition. Each will receive $7.5m to further the development and commercialization of their approa...

Some Industries Leery of Biden’s Big-Economies Climate Talks Source: By Dean Scott, Bloomberg Law • Posted: Wednesday, March 3, 2021 President Joe Biden’s pledge to revive talks among the world’s biggest emitting nations has raised concern among some key U.S. industries that they could be on the losing end of any effort to set sector-specific limits on carbon emissions. Reconvening the Major Economies Forum—which the Bush and Obama administrations used in part to push nations to reach a United Nations climate deal in 2015—was tucked into a climate change exec...

Advertisement The Portland Cement Association (PCA), representing America’s cement manufacturers, welcomes the Biden Administration’s plan to re-engage with international trading partners in the Paris Agreement to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. “Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our time. The cement and concrete industry have an important role to play in decarbonising the manufacturing sector while providing the building materials necessary for a safe, resilient, and sustainable economy,” said Michael Ireland, PCA President and CEO. PCA and its member compan...

December 21, 2020 Exposé GmbH/AdobeStock Climate change, the Paris Agreement and talk of saving the planet have, for many years, been highly politicized topics. Viewpoints have differed greatly, and few have been willing to risk relationships with customers, vendors and others to take a stance on the issue. Major industries such as construction, building materials and heavy machinery, until now, were relatively quiet on the issue. Taking steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to lower the global temperature increase, as the Paris Agreement aims to do — to limit global warming well...