By Paul Vousden, Client Director at 350 PPM The Los Angeles wildfires underscore the intensifying impacts of climate change, highlighting how global warming exacerbates extreme weather events and their cascading effects. Key takeaways include: California continues to experience longer and more intense wildfire seasons. Rising global temperatures have increased the frequency of heat waves, leading to drier soils, vegetation, and extended droughts. This "aridification" creates ideal conditions for wildfires to ignite and spread rapidly, making once-seasonal fire events a year-round crisis. The wildfires themselves contribute to climate change, creating a feedback loop. The vast amounts of carbon dioxide released during fires accelerate global [...]

By Paul Vousden, Head of Client Development at 350 PPM At the climate change conference, COP29, held in Baku, Azerbaijan, key outcomes highlighted progress, as well as the many challenges in global climate action. The key outcomes can be summarised as follows: Climate finance: A new global finance target of $300 billion annually was set, focusing on accessibility for the least-developed countries (LDCs) and small island developing states (SIDS). However, specifics on regional allocations and adaptation measures were left vague, raising concerns about equitable distribution of resources, and leaving vulnerable nations uncertain about access to funds. Fossil fuels and renewable energy: A [...]

By Nick Dimmock, Head of Investor Relations at EnviraBoard and Founder of 350 PPM The building products supply chain is undergoing significant transformations to align with net-zero targets, driven by the need for sustainable materials, energy-efficient practices, and reduced carbon emissions. Let’s have a closer look at the key ways in which the supply chain is adapting: Sourcing Low-Carbon Materials Suppliers are increasingly sourcing renewable and recycled materials, like reclaimed wood, recycled steel, and sustainable insulation, to lower the embedded carbon in building products. Concrete and cement are significant carbon emitters, and the industry is moving towards low-carbon options, including carbon-sequestering concrete, geopolymer concrete, and [...]

By Bob Long, Founder and Executive Director at Organic Heat Exchangers, Fellow of the Institute of Refrigeration The future of refrigerants that contribute to global warming is heading toward significant change, as governments, industries, and researchers work to phase out or reduce the use of harmful substances like hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs). While effective for cooling, these traditional refrigerants have high global warming potentials (GWPs) and have been a major contributor to climate change. Global regulations, such as the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, and other similar initiatives, are pushing for a worldwide phase-out of HFCs and HCFCs. Many countries [...]

By Nick Dimmock, Head of Investor Relations at EnviraBoard and Founder of 350 PPM. The building products supply chain is beginning to offer solutions for carbon-negative building boards, which are designed to sequester more carbon than is emitted during their production, transportation, and installation. This innovation is driven by increasing demand for sustainable materials, net-zero carbon targets, and advancements in material science. The supply chain is addressing the hot topic of carbon-negative building boards by exploring a variety of different materials to find the best solution. EnviraBoards Utilises recycled waste paper sludge as the raw material for its superior, sustainable building boards. This paper [...]