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Alexandra Endres

Ideas for the climate: This wall is designed to bind CO₂ in three ways.

Stone, carbon fibers and biochar are the components of a new type of wall that stores CO₂ and could therefore help to decarbonize the construction sector. But approving it as a building material takes time and money. It is therefore likely to be some time before the material can be used on a large scale.

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Ideen fürs Klima: Diese Wand soll CO₂ auf dreierlei Art binden

Stein, Carbonfasern und Biokohle sind die Bestandteile einer neuartigen Wand, die CO₂ speichert und so die Dekarbonisierung des Bausektors voranbringen könnte. Doch sie als Baustoff zuzulassen, kostet Zeit und Geld. Bis das Material in großem Maßstab eingesetzt werden kann, dürfte es deshalb noch dauern.

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Colombia: How rating agencies complicate debt-for-nature swaps

Colombia campaigns for debt-for-nature swaps. However, because rating agencies see the country's climate policy critically, the government recently rejected several offers for such swaps. Shortly before the World Bank's spring meeting, this example shows the obstacles to debt-for-nature swaps.

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