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Motivation, Momentum, Impact
By Anthony Hickling, Managing Director, Carbon Leadership Forum
I joined the Carbon Leadership Forum because I believe that reducing (and ultimately eliminating) embodied carbon in buildings and infrastructure is one of the most effective ways to reverse climate change. In my first month working at this organization, it has become clear that I am not alone in this belief. Thanks to you, our growing community of members, hubs, sponsors and donors, there is strong motivation and momentum to rapidly address this problem. We are positioned to make a significant impact, fast.
Growing energy to reduce embodied carbon has been clear through myriad anecdotal interactions, as well as the data we can track at CLF. As you’ll see in the By the Numbers section of this newsletter, thousands of industry industry professionals are coming to CLF to learn about Ökobilanz strategies, embodied carbon benchmarks, the time value of carbon and much more. Your engagement continues to grow and so does our list of resources and new initiatives.
In the coming months we’re growing our team to improve the Verkörperter Kohlenstoff im Konstruktionsrechner, support Buy Clean Policy initiatives, drive the employment of biogenic materials, and much more. We are even moving beyond reduction strategies to reimagine buildings as net absorbers of atmospheric carbon. Imagine a world where we can grow buildings from agricultural byproducts and other natural materials!
Our mission is a massive undertaking and one that requires collective action across all sectors. And despite the enormity of this project, I am inspired by your overwhelming support. Thanks to you, the Carbon Leadership Forum is the go-to thought leader and mobilizer for reducing embodied carbon. We are perfectly positioned to make a dramatic impact, and I thank you for helping build and rapidly expand this movement.
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