Carbon Zero

Polestar has already introduced a pair of electric vehicles, but is now setting its sights on one that has no carbon footprint whatsoever

Automotive

Polestar pledges to produce the first carbon-neutral car by 2030

Volvo's performance brand Polestar has revealed plans for a forthcoming model that will be entirely carbon neutral, which would involve a dramatic rethink of the company's entire production process to avoid the "cop-out" of carbon offsetting.

A sustainable three bedroom home dubbed Flat House boasts a flat-pack design using hemp materials grown on the 20-acre property

Architecture

British architects build a low-carbon home using hemp

Practice Architecture has built a family residence using prefabricated panels made with hemp. The result is a sustainable three bedroom home dubbed Flat House, which boasts a flat-pack design using materials grown on the 20-acre property.

Australian developer Grocon plans to build the country’s first carbon neutral office building on a former brewery site in Melbourne

Environment

Pixel building aims to be world's first carbon neutral office development

Australian developer Grocon is planning to be among the first to build the first carbon neutral office building.

Environment

Masdar Initiative: the world's first zero carbon, zero waste city

The sleek modern capital of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, will soon be home to what is planned as the world’s first zero carbon, zero waste city.