Trustee’s view | ICE: Leading the charge in carbon and climate action

There is a big difference between climate change mitigation and adaptation, but both areas are critical for infrastructure professionals. Mitigation relates to tackling greenhouse gases while adaptation is about ensuring that everything around us, and everything that we plan to construct and operate, is sufficiently… The post Trustee’s view | ICE: Leading the charge in carbon and climate action appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Should we just stop building?

To mark World Environment Day, this month’s 21CC podcast digs into a complex and difficult question: Should we just stop building? Construction is the single biggest source of greenhouse gases,… The post Should we just stop building? appeared first on Global Construction Review.

Lake Charles Methanol plans $3.2B Louisiana plant

The facility will produce low-carbon methanol that reduces the release of greenhouse gases.

Why PVC (Vinyl) roofing is the go-to for sustainability

According to the Chemical Fabrics and Film Association - Vinyl Roofing Division (CFFA-VRD), a white PVC commercial roof reduces building cooling load, peak electricity demand, the temperature of its surroundings, and smog, and greenhouse gases. The post Why PVC (Vinyl) roofing is the go-to for sustainability appeared first on Construction Specifier.

BrainBox AI unveils Autonomous Decarbonisation Suite

AI software designed to measure, reduce, and offset greenhouse gases (GHG) from commercial buildings The post BrainBox AI unveils Autonomous Decarbonisation Suite appeared first on AEC Magazine.

Tom Scott - Why Australia bottles up its air, 30012023

Every few months, when the wind's blowing in the right direction, a bottle of air is taken from Kennaook / Cape Grim, at the northern tip of Tasmania, and saved for science. Here's how and why

What if there were 1 trillion more trees? - TED ED Animation

How can trees help in the fight against climate change? Dig into the efforts to rebuild damaged ecosystems and reduce carbon emissions.

TED Ed (Animation) - How much land does it take to power the world, 16032021

Explore the sustainability of fossil fuels, nuclear power, and renewable energy and how much space each of these power sources use. No matter how we make electricity, it takes up space. Coal requires mines, and plants to convert it into electricity. Nuclear power takes uranium mines, facilities to refine it, a reactor, and a place to store the spent fuel safely. Renewable energy needs wind turbines or solar panels. So how much space would it take to power the whole world?

Simon Clark - Good news and bad news from the IPCC report

Simon Clark provides a simple explanation on the latest IPCC report and in particular the summary of the policy makers Climate change will define the 21st century ... if we take action NOW then we can still avoid a climate crisis ... shared socio-economic pathways (SSPs) is summarised