Hemp is one of the planet’s most efficient carbon sequesters, able to absorb 1.63 tons of CO2e for every ton grown!
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Global Warming
Is Bioenergy Really Sustainable?
We’re chatting bioenergy today. It’s got to be a good thing, right?
Read moreWas COP26 really a cop out? Here’s the good and not-so-good outcomes.
We’ve been hearing some pretty scathing reviews of the most recent Conference Of the Parties meeting in Glasgow. But is this fair? There were some great outcomes – but yes, some which weren’t so great too. So
Read moreCarbon Emissions and LCAs
As with most global issues, climate change is complex. The science, the causes and consequences, and potential solutions all have a wide range of understanding. So, it’s no surprise that trying to make sense of how to transition to a more sustainable lifestyle is also very complex.
Read moreAre We Running Out of Sand?
Sand is the world’s most mined material with an estimated 50 billion tons extracted from lakes, riverbeds, coastlines, and deltas each year.
Read moreBicycle Paradise and the Rise of the E-bike
Since the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, we saw local governments redesigning roadways to make more room for bikes and pedestrians, and less for cars. People were pretty keen to avoid crowded public transit, and what started out as a novel way to be able to get outdoors during lockdowns has flicked the switch on something much bigger.
Read moreIs Hempcrete Actually a Sustainable Concrete Alternative?
Hemp is arguably a wonder plant! But is it an alternative to concrete? Despite the name, the answer may surprise you!
Read moreCarbon Emissions Measurements – why is this so hard?
Every good story needs a villain. And our human story on this Blue Marble certainly has one: carbon dioxide. Like any well written villain, ours is not one dimensional: there is good and bad within the villain’s
Read moreOcean Facts and Mysteries
The ocean isn’t just beautiful to look at and listen to, and home to the most incredible living things on the planet. It is absolutely an essential part of our climate regulation system, holds one of the nine planetary boundaries we should not cross, and without it, life would cease on Planet Earth.
Read moreThe IPCC AR6 Report
to-date physical understanding of the climate system and climate change to date. It brings together the latest advances in climate science and combines multiple lines of evidence from paleoclimate, observations, process understanding, and global/regional climate simulations.
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