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Sweden is Building World's Largest Timber City

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Brazil Recycling Co-ops Are Helping Turn Plastic Waste into Shoes

By Victoria Malloy and Video by Andrew D. Johnson

The Design Firm Making Net-Zero Buildings a Reality

By Sarah Sax and Video by Lisa Nho

A Pakistani Startup is Changing How People Access Water

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This Company Just Created a Fully Compostable Chip Bag

A U.K. farm is on a mission to make the humble packet of potato chips a more eco-friendly choice.

By Jeannie Kopstein

Inside the Rise of Bitcoin-Powered Pools and Bathhouses

A handful of establishments are attempting to harness energy from intensive computing for greater societal use.

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Watch: Sweden is Turning Food Waste Into Fuel and Fertilizer

A new law in Sweden requires people to recycle their food waste.

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How Copenhagen Is Incentivizing Tourists to Offset Their Climate Impact

Tourists visiting Copenhagen can claim rewards in exchange for taking part in climate-friendly initiatives.

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How Some Companies Are Making Textiles More Sustainable

A new set of innovators are making new fibers from trees and clothing waste.

By Sarah Sax and Video by Joey Lautrup

AC Has a Big Climate Impact. This New Tech Could be a Game Changer

Thermal Energy Storage is ramping up, with benefits for the grid, the climate, and companies’ energy bills.

By Sarah Sax and Video by Andrew. D Johnson

The Power of Direct Air Capture

To keep global warming in check, the world needs to remove billions of tons of carbon dioxide by 2100. Swiss company Climeworks uses direct air capture technology to remove carbon dioxide directly from the air and store it permanently underground.

By Lisa Nho

Building Homes Out of Plastic Waste

African start-up Kubik makes building materials out of hard-to-recycle plastic for affordable housing projects.

By Lisa Nho

Watch: This Musician Is Decarbonizing Music Festivals, Concerts, and Tours

Adam Gardner is the lead singer of the band Guster and co-founder of Reverb, an organization working to advance sustainability within the music industry. Reverb partners with artists like Billie Eilish and Willie Nelson to...

By Andrew D. Johnson

How Sports Stadiums Are Going Green

Around the world, sports venues are taking steps to become more sustainable—including the host of the 2024 Super Bowl.

By Will Henshall and Video by Joey Lautrup

This Company Uses Recycled Metals to Make Steel

Previously known as Schnitzer Steel, Radius Recycling began as a scrap metals business in 1906 and today it uses recycled metals to manufacture some of the lowest-carbon-emission steel in the world.

By Lisa Nho

Compostable Plastic Inspired by Banana Peels

Daphna Nissenbaum, co-founder and CEO of TIPA, shares how the company’s compostable packaging fight against plastic pollution.

By Lisa Nho

Restaurants Are Using Oysters to Protect NYC from Climate Change

New York City restaurants are working with the Billion Oysters Project to restore the area's oyster population in the face of climate change.

By Kyla Mandel and Video by Lisa Nho

Affordable Carbon Removal May be Here

Graphyte, a Bill Gates-backed startup, says it can remove carbon from the atmosphere for $100 per ton.

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Meet the Company Leading The Carbon Capture Race

All eyes are on Silicon Valley startup Charm Industrial to see if its carbon capture model will make a dent in the climate crisis.

By Alejandro de la Garza

DOE Is Spending $36 Million On Ocean Carbon-Capture Research

Companies want to store CO2 in the ocean. The U.S. Energy Department is funding new projects to help determine how much is possible.

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