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Critical Materials
WASHINGTON – The silent war of critical materials May 25, 2025 The materials that are essential in electric vehicles, batteries, solar panels, computing, and other high-tech industries are in the hotseat. Lithium, cobalt, nickel, manganese, gallium, aluminum, the list goes on. Without these materials the energy transition and sustainability goals risk failure. Despite the importance,…
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Definition: Climate Positive or Carbon Negative
What is Climate Positive or Carbon Negative? Definition A carbon footprint that captures or removes more carbon than it releases. Example used in a sentence Microsoft recently committed to being carbon negative by 2030. Why is this definition important? This is the next step after carbon neutral and it’s essential to reaching the point of…
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Definition: Carbon Neutral and Net-Zero
What is Carbon Neutral and Net-Zero? Definition A carbon footprint equal to zero after accounting for emissions trading. Example used in a sentence Amazon committed to being carbon neutral by 2040 according to their climate pledge. Why is this definition important? When it comes to climate pledges and commitments, this is what most organizations are…
The Origin Journal
The Journal for a Livable Earth
The Origin Journal is a sustainable lifestyle blog. Here we explore interests, curiosities, lessons learned, and ideas on how to live a thoughtful, sustainable, and energizing life.
The journal features various authors and disciplines. It covers everything from creative ventures to health strategies to career growth to gardening in a semi-organized fashion.
The purpose is to help others through similar decisions and provide ideas to optimize your life to be a sustainable and fulfilling one.
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