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Leading on Embodied Carbon

3BL Media

Embodied carbon in the built environment Buildings are responsible for almost 40% of global energy and related carbon emissions: 28% from operational emissions—the energy needed to heat, cool and power them—and 11% from materials and construction. And there is no decarbonizing our economy without decarbonizing buildings.

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Trane Technologies Moves to Reduce Embodied Carbon by 40% by 2030

3BL Media

September 23, 2024 /3BL/ - Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT), a global climate innovator, today announced a commitment to reduce embodied carbon by 40% by 2030, an industry first. The new embodied carbon commitment aligns with guidance from global non-profit building sector organizations.

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Saint-Gobain Canada Unveils CarbonLow™, New Gypsum Wallboard Line with up to 60% Less Embodied Carbon

3BL Media

today unveiled CarbonLow™, a new line of low-carbon gypsum wallboard to be sold in Canada starting in 2025. With up to 60% less embodied carbon cradle-to-gate than traditional alternatives, CarbonLow™ will allow contractors and homeowners to utilize the quality CertainTeed solutions they trust, while reducing their environmental footprint.

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Saint-Gobain Video Series: Journey to 2030 – Reducing Embodied Carbon

3BL Media

To achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, Saint-Gobain North America must reach key milestones by 2030. In our latest episode of Journey to 2030, we discuss how net-zero carbon is achievable. Having the first zero-carbon gypsum plant in North America is just the beginning.

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Building better: Making the transition from operational carbon to embodied carbon measurement

Envirotec Magazine

This metric solely focuses on the use of carbon over the lifetime of a building and has been the measurement of choice since the Kyoto Protocol in 1997. That is almost 30 years ago and in this time much has changed, including the UK Government’s commitment to reach Net Zero by 2050. In its place will be embodied carbon.

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Bearing and seal maker shares net-zero manufacturing journey

Envirotec Magazine

Rob Jenkinson is Net Zero Program Manager at Swedish bearing and seal manufacturing firm SKF. Reaching Net Zero operations by 2050 will require huge changes in industrial practices – such as how we use energy and source raw materials – but despite all the challenges, the target is achievable writes Rob Jenkinson.

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SteelZero commitments represent a new era in heavy manufacturing production

GreenBiz

SteelZero commitments represent a new era in heavy manufacturing production. Industry experts say current processes for doing it are so extremely expensive that few manufacturers have the financial ability. By driving demand for net-zero steel, the hope is to signal to the steel producers that they can invest in creating the supply. .