Mr N on May 14, 2023 at 3:43 pm Idea: 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.
Richard P on May 14, 2023 at 2:15 pm Idea: 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?
CC on May 14, 2023 at 1:22 pm Idea: 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.
Clever Dick on May 14, 2023 at 12:52 pm Idea: 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.
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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
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
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