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Cement firm CEMEX pours investment into carbon-cutting 'upcycling' start-up

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Processes developed by Carbon Upcycling Technologies promise to reduce emissions by up to 30 per cent. in Carbon Upcycling Technologies, a Canadian start-up whose innovative processes could reduce the emissions associated with cement making by up to 30 per cent. Global cement giant CEMEX has invested $6.5m

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Greentown Go Build 2023 with Saint-Gobain Announces Startup Cohort

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Innovation in the building sector is critical to achieving decarbonization, as the sector is responsible for 40 percent of global greenhouse-gas emissions. To change this, we need innovations that reinvent how buildings and their materials are planned, built, sourced, and managed. and Houston, Texas, Jan.

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Inside the world’s first VR circular fashion summit: 4 key takeaways

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COVID-19 has radically accelerated the need for the fashion industry to innovate. Under its current carbon emissions reduction trajectory, the fashion industry is projected to miss the 1.5 Digital technologies are opening up new ways for us to consume fashion without the waste or carbon footprint… . Lilian Liu.

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Swiss sports brand creates shoe from captured carbon

Business Green

Sports brand On says it is the first company in the footwear industry to use captured carbon emissions as a raw material. Swiss sports brand On has announced that it has created a shoe using carbon emissions as a raw material, making it the first company in the footwear industry to achieve the milestone.

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The Carbon to Value Initiative Announces Year Two Startup Cohort for Carbontech Accelerator Program

Greentown Labs

Carbon Upcycling Technologies (Calgary, Canada) utilizes point-source CO2 and mineralizes it with waste materials to create supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) that can be used in building materials. develops polymers for gas separation, enabling membrane-based carbon capture applications. Somerville, Mass.

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2020 was the year that…

GreenBiz

In the wings: startups touting a new generation of textiles, production methods and business models, suggesting there are a lot more innovations in store. Microsoft , JetBlue and Royal Dutch Shell are among those seeking to offset a portion of their carbon footprint by investing in forest protection and reforestation. There’s more.

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Inside the world’s first VR circular fashion summit: 4 key takeaways

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Inside the world’s first VR circular fashion summit: 4 key takeaways Lilian Liu Wed, 10/14/2020 – 01:30 COVID-19 has radically accelerated the need for the fashion industry to innovate. Under its current carbon emissions reduction trajectory, the fashion industry is projected to miss the 1.5 Attendee avatars can be seen.

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