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To make offices safe during COVID-19, buildings need a breath of fresh air

GreenBiz

The data seems to indicate that infections occur in dense inside areas with shared airspace, compounded by recirculating that air — the definition of a modern office building. . These denser, more shared office buildings were considered more sustainable because they used less energy and contained more people on a smaller carbon footprint.

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Could a Scottish basalt quarry help turbocharge the carbon cycle?

Business Green

The staircase-shaped rocks that protrude out from the Irish Sea at the Giant's Causeway are the best known example of the geological phenomenon that results from rapidly-cooling magma. But now an industry is growing around the promise of fast-tracking this natural carbon sequestration process to help tackle climate change.

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To make offices safe during COVID-19, buildings need a breath of fresh air

Business Green

The data seems to indicate that infections occur in dense inside areas with shared airspace, compounded by recirculating that air - the definition of a modern office building. These denser, more shared office buildings were considered more sustainable because they used less energy and contained more people on a smaller carbon footprint.

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New report says the building and construction sector can reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050

Envirotec Magazine

Non-profit organisation’s report describes actions that would gear the buildings and construction sector towards a net zero future, through elimination of embodied carbon emissions. WorldGBC’s vision to fully decarbonise the sector requires eliminating both operational and embodied carbon emissions.

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Climate Crisis, Global Warming, Carbon Neutral, Zero Waste: Meaningful Buzzwords or Passing Fads?

Green Business Bureau

Whatever your view is on climate change, we must all agree that climate change is constant; we are and will continue to move through the historical cooling and warming cycles. Business is constantly changing to meet consumer demands. Simultaneously, business must adapt to emerging terms and technologies to support demand.

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Retail Business Sustainability Guide: Retail Sustainability Initiatives and Trends

Green Business Bureau

To operate indefinitely, a retail brand must meet environmental, social, and economic demands. Thinking about this definition, we ask: Is it possible for the retail industry to be sustainable ? The retail industry is built from supply and demand, meaning traditionally, financial success is thought to hinge on economies of scale.

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Lost Decade: How Shell Downplayed Early Warnings Over Climate Change

DeSmogBlog

Harmful Wastes” Shell’s knowledge of the risks posed by the build-up of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) from burning fossil fuels can be traced to at least the early 1960s. Shell explained at the time that it wanted to prepare itself to deal as “effectively as possible” with seasonal fluctuations in demand for oil.