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Charlotte McCurdy, Phillip Lim design carbon-neutral algae sequin dress

AGreenLiving

Made of tiny bits of shiny or translucent plastic, they are a significant contributor to ocean microplastics and fashion-derived plastic waste. The dress is entirely carbon-neutral and free from synthetic plastics or dyes. Charlotte McCurdy, Phillip Lim design carbon-neutral algae sequin dress.

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Google becomes retroactively carbon-neutral

AGreenLiving

Google announced that it has now invested in enough high-quality carbon offsets to essentially erase its carbon footprint , compensating for all the carbon the company ever emitted. Google first became carbon-neutral in 2007. Microsoft plans to be carbon-negative by 2030. Via BBC Image via Pawe?

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EU Digital Product Passports aim to track items through the product life-cycle

Envirotec Magazine

All these proposals fall under the purview of the European Green Deal, first approved in 2020, whose goal is to achieve incremental sustainable growth so that Europe becomes the first climate-neutral continent by 2050. Green Deal legislation has proven most adaptable to the times.

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How to Build and Retrofit a Sustainable Home

Green Business Bureau

Not only does reclaimed lumber give that rustic, farmhouse look and possess some unique history within its grain, but it also helps preserve our carbon-sequestering forests and rejects monoculture tree farms that do not support biodiversity or ecological health. Eco-Friendly, Ethically-Sourced Building Materials. RECLAIMED LUMBER.

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Laying Down Our Markers

Elemental Excelerator

Our energy systems will be increasingly decarbonized and distributed, with variable and firm low-carbon energy sources gaining increasing market share. But agriculture can also be a carbon sink, where carbon is stored (sequestered) in both crops and soil.

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How Companies are Growing Profits and Making Climate Progress: Case Studies

EDF + Business

It produces over two million tons of low carbon cement annually and is responsible for around 10-15% of the cement supply in the markets in which it operates. Figure 2: Group carbon footprint by ton of product Steel industry decarbonization The steel sector’s direct and indirect emissions represent 7% of CO2 emissions globally.

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Sustainable Food and Eco-Friendly Food Packaging

Green Business Bureau

Many popular fruits and vegetables that stay in stock year-long like blueberries and kiwi are often shipped from other countries and contribute to tons of carbon emissions. Fruits and tree nuts require less land and water, making these foods a low-carbon option. They also offer free, carbon-neutral shipping anywhere in the U.S.

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