Sustainable materials: is there a concrete solution?
The construction industry is responsible for over a tenth of the world’s man-made carbon emissions, with concrete being the biggest culprit. How can we continue to build, without it costing the earth?
Film supported by @Infosys
00:00 - The trouble with rubble
00:55 - Construction is driving climate change
02:54 - The second most consumed resource on the planet: concrete
03:44 - Why concrete is so bad for the environment
04:40 - Cement alternatives
07:40 - Hemp for house construction
09:05 -Saving carbon by building with wood
View all of The Economist’s climate change coverage: https://econ.st/3b1RwU2
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Listen to our climate podcast, “To a Lesser Degree”: https://econ.st/3b1RuLU
How cement may yet help slow global warming: https://econ.st/36srMB1
Efforts to make buildings greener are not working: https://econ.st/34NxdtU
Green buildings: can mushrooms help? https://econ.st/3CPguTL
How important is personal action to combating climate change? Listen here: https://econ.st/3Bh9z3r
Building sustainable cities with wooden skyscrapers: https://econ.st/3Ihakgb
The rise of 3D-printed houses: https://econ.st/34Pvi8l
The EU’s proposed carbon tariff gets a mixed reaction from industry: https://econ.st/36vNQeo
Efficiency eludes the construction industry: https://econ.st/36q6gwK
Видео Sustainable materials: is there a concrete solution? канала The Economist
Film supported by @Infosys
00:00 - The trouble with rubble
00:55 - Construction is driving climate change
02:54 - The second most consumed resource on the planet: concrete
03:44 - Why concrete is so bad for the environment
04:40 - Cement alternatives
07:40 - Hemp for house construction
09:05 -Saving carbon by building with wood
View all of The Economist’s climate change coverage: https://econ.st/3b1RwU2
Sign up to our weekly climate change newsletter: https://econ.st/3b1dtCQ
Listen to our climate podcast, “To a Lesser Degree”: https://econ.st/3b1RuLU
How cement may yet help slow global warming: https://econ.st/36srMB1
Efforts to make buildings greener are not working: https://econ.st/34NxdtU
Green buildings: can mushrooms help? https://econ.st/3CPguTL
How important is personal action to combating climate change? Listen here: https://econ.st/3Bh9z3r
Building sustainable cities with wooden skyscrapers: https://econ.st/3Ihakgb
The rise of 3D-printed houses: https://econ.st/34Pvi8l
The EU’s proposed carbon tariff gets a mixed reaction from industry: https://econ.st/36vNQeo
Efficiency eludes the construction industry: https://econ.st/36q6gwK
Видео Sustainable materials: is there a concrete solution? канала The Economist
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