61 Loading... Follow Share Share with the world Promote CO2-absorbing roads by Matt Leake May 14, 2023 4 Comments 4 Links #carbon, #cars, #co2, #eco, #emissions, #environment, #motoring, #pollution, #roads, Idea already been tried and tested? Add a link or comment Cancel replyComment Add a Link to your Comment Product YesNo product pages where people can buy online Cause YesNo good causes, charities, educational projects Investment YesNo crowdfunding projects or investment pages Requires approval Name * Email * (not published) Δ
Mr N on May 14, 2023 at 3:43 pm 1Idea: CO2-absorbing roadsLink: https://allafrica.com/stories/202305230536... We can create net zero-carbon roads worldwide by planting trees along all highways and streets. Ghana: Planting Trees Along Roads Good Idea Link: https://allafrica.com/stories/20 The Founder and Convener of the Green Republic Project, Mr Nana Yaw Osei-Darkwa, has called on the Ministry of Roads and Highways to develop a policy that will make it obligatory for road contractors to plant trees along the roads they construct. Reply
Richard P on May 14, 2023 at 2:15 pm 1Idea: CO2-absorbing roadsLink: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/2022062... How about taking roads underground and turning the space they occupy into green parks? https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220621-what-if-roads-went-underground What if all roads went underground? Link: https://www.bbc.com/future/artic Roads pollute cities, eat up public space and fragment habitats. Could moving them underground help? Reply
Clever Dick on May 14, 2023 at 12:52 pm 1Idea: CO2-absorbing roadsLink: https://www.sciencealert.com/cheap-asphalt... Scientists have discovered an asphalt that can suck CO2 from the air, making it the perfect road surface material! https://www.sciencealert.com/cheap-asphalt-that-can-suck-up-carbon-dioxide-has-been-created Cheap Asphalt That Can Suck Up Carbon Dioxide Has Been Created Link: https://www.sciencealert.com/che The asphalt that forms our roads can be modified to store carbon and help reduce the amount of CO2 entering the atmosphere, new research as found. Reply
CC on May 14, 2023 at 1:22 pm 2Idea: CO2-absorbing roadsLink: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/05/ho... Check out this CO2-absorbing concrete we could use to create buildings that suck carbon from the air! https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/05/how-new-forms-of-concrete-could-capture-carbon.html Is This Concrete’s Breakthrough Moment? Link: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/ New technology could turn it from a climate problem into part of the climate solution. Reply
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We can create net zero-carbon roads worldwide by planting trees along all highways and streets.
How about taking roads underground and turning the space they occupy into green parks?
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220621-what-if-roads-went-underground
Scientists have discovered an asphalt that can suck CO2 from the air, making it the perfect road surface material!
https://www.sciencealert.com/cheap-asphalt-that-can-suck-up-carbon-dioxide-has-been-created
Check out this CO2-absorbing concrete we could use to create buildings that suck carbon from the air!
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/05/how-new-forms-of-concrete-could-capture-carbon.html