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Portfolio footprinting to manage carbon liabilities: Pax World case study
Climate change creates a variety of risks for investors. The United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) highlighted climate and carbon risks in its 2013 report 'Portfolio Carbon: Measuring, …
Australian carbon price and house construction
start2see and Build21c have undertaken a detailed analysis of all the significant greenhouse gas emission sources related to building (the structure of) a house. By breaking down emissions per material, …
Life Cycle Assessment of E-Crete
start2see has completed a life cycle study for Aurora Construction Materials (ACM) in Melbourne, comparing the greenhouse gas emissions from E-Crete - a geopolymer based concrete product manufactured by ACM …
China set for renewable energy boom
China could soon be experiencing an energy boom as its energy consumption increases at a time when it needs to meet greenhouse gas reduction targets, said a new report issued …
Building a Green 21st Century: Tracking Venture Investments in Green Buildings to Uncover New Opportunities
Venture capitalists have pumped in more than $4 billion in the race to build greener buildings. As the first wave of investments reach exits, they are now looking at new …
MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub reports
Concrete is one of the most extensively used materials worldwide -- on average, more than two tons per year of the rock-like stuff is produced for every man, woman and …
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