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15 May 2018

Zero-carbon aluminium smelting process developed by Alcoa

Mining firms Alcoa Corporation and Rio Tinto Aluminium have created a partnership involing Apple to accelerate commercialisation of new technology that eliminates all greenhouse gas emissions from the smelting process of aluminium. Alcoa had designed a completely new process that replaces that carbon with an advanced conductive material, and instead of carbon dioxide, it releases […]
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6 April 2018

Cities and architects unite to combat climate change

A global competition has been launched, inviting architects to propose innovative solutions that tackle urban density and climate change in different parts of the world. Reinventing Cities is a global initiative that invites architects to explore different ways of tackling the challenges of climate change and urban density through creatively reimagining neglected parts of our cities. This […]
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16 August 2017

First workshop completed within the CITT project

The Carbon Infrastructure Transformation Tool (CITT) project seeks to develop an open access solution for calculating and managing embodied carbon emissions across the project lifecycle of infrastructure projects. In late April the project conducted its first workshop to introduce the tool to key industry bodies and to gain feedback to develop and improve the tool […]
17 May 2018

Climate-improved concrete reduces carbon emissions

When concrete constructions are complete, they save energy, last at least 100 years and absorb carbon dioxide during the user phase. But in the construction phase, more needs to be done to reduce concrete’s carbon emissions. Concrete is one of the oldest building materials in the world and reinforced concrete is the most common building […]
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22 May 2018

Air conditioning emerges as a key driver of electricity growth

Cooling down is catching on. As incomes rise and populations grow, especially in the world’s hotter regions, the use of air conditioners is becoming increasingly common. In fact, the use of air conditioners and electric fans already accounts for about a fifth of the total electricity in buildings around the world – or 10% of […]
Climate & emissions Energy efficiency Industry News Urbanization
15 March 2018

CITT – One year into the project

Just over a year has passed since the CCC funded research project CITT started. What has happened in the project during the year? And are there some findings yet?
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