Carbonbase was started by a team of passionate technologists, designers, and finance professionals who were deeply concerned about the urgency of effective climate change action. We are developing technologies to empower enterprises, individuals and communities to measure, reduce, and offset the carbon emissions in their lives, creating a more responsible and sustainable world.
Story 1: Heritage protection - the Great Wall by ONSEVENUnited Nations Climate Change Conference COP26
Protecting the Great Wall
Heritage has long been absent from the mainstream sustainable development debate yet it has an important role in civil society. In China, the Great Wall has been a demonstration case for protection and conservation, and we harness its cultural heritage as an example of sustainable development.
From heritage protection, sustainable tourism, eco-infrastructure, community discussion, youth activism, female empowerment, ocean conservation and technological innovation, China demonstrates stories of climate action.
Story 2 ： Nature friendly technologies - “The train to spring” by ONSEVENUnited Nations Climate Change Conference COP26
Nature Friendly Technologies: The Train to Spring
Take the next trip to Spring. The “spring train” is on Beijing Railway Line S2. The train goes through the apricot blossom sea under the Juyong Pass Great Wall. Nature friendly technologies are a path towards a more sustainable earth.
China must balance its rich heritage and natural beauty with a growing population, meaning sustainable building is key to lowering emissions.
Story 3: Sustainable building - Bringing manufacturing principles to the construction of high-rise buildings (2021-06-13) by BOARD GROUPUnited Nations Climate Change Conference COP26
Sustainable Building
BROAD brings manufacturing principles to the construction of high-rise buildings, reducing carbon emissions by 92%-98% during the production and construction stages. Factory-made stainless steel building technology produces buildings like cars. It is 10 times lighter, 100 times stronger than conventional structures, and is resistant to mega earthquakes and typhoons.
Eco-friendly building is complimented by encouraging shared discussion, with TEDx talks giving a platform to climate activists.
Story 4: TEDxSheungWan - Climate partnership from technology, investors, and academia. (2021-10-08) by Carbonbase, TEDxShenugwanUnited Nations Climate Change Conference COP26
TEDxSheungWan - Climate Partnership
TEDxSheungWan is proud to be part of the Countdown movement, a global initiative by TED to accelerate solutions to the climate crisis, turning beliefs into action. Through these talks, we hope to inspire people from all walks of life to build a better future: one that is cleaner, safer and fairer for all. For this future to happen, we need to collaborate, work together, and cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 globally.
For real change to occur, activism must include all of society. Youth groups are the future and must carry forward the fight against climate change, organisations like CYCAN recognise this and help to give young people a voice.
Story 5: Youth Power - Empower Youth to Create Low Carbon Future (2021-10-08) by CYCANUnited Nations Climate Change Conference COP26
Youth Power - Empower Youth to Create a Low Carbon Future
CYCAN is the first non-profit environmental organisation empowering China’s youth to take action and advocate for tackling climate change. It has engaged more than 200,000 youth participants in climate actions, and cooperated with more than 150 enterprises and more than 500 student associations. CYCAN has been and always shall be committed to building a young environmental protection community focused on the future.
Gender inclusivity is also at the heart of tackling climate change. The ATLAS project works with local communities to empower women and preserve traditional practices.
Story 6: Sustainable village in rural China - ATLAS project (2015) by 周贞徵，Catherine McMahon , Ahti WestphalUnited Nations Climate Change Conference COP26
Sustainable Village in Rural China - ATLAS Project
ATLAS is a studio of multi-disciplinary designers based in Beijing led by Catherine McMahon and Jenny Chou.
Story 6: Sustainable village in rural China - ATLAS project (2015) by 周贞徵，Catherine McMahon , Ahti WestphalUnited Nations Climate Change Conference COP26
Each project the studio takes on is an opportunity to articulate a contemporary narrative that bridges between cultures and context.
Story 6: Sustainable village in rural China - ATLAS project (2015) by 周贞徵，Catherine McMahon , Ahti WestphalUnited Nations Climate Change Conference COP26
In Dali, Guizhou, China they are working with the local community…
Story 6: Sustainable village in rural China - ATLAS project (2015) by 周贞徵，Catherine McMahon , Ahti WestphalUnited Nations Climate Change Conference COP26
to conserve the interdependent ecosystem of wooden houses, terraced rice fields, and intangible cultural practices that tie the village together.
Story 6: Sustainable village in rural China - ATLAS project (2015) by 周贞徵，Catherine McMahon , Ahti WestphalUnited Nations Climate Change Conference COP26
A Co-Operative for the Future
DOUSA means “woman” in the spoken language of the Dong people ( 侗族 ).
Story 6: Sustainable village in rural China - ATLAS project (2015) by 周贞徵，Catherine McMahon , Ahti WestphalUnited Nations Climate Change Conference COP26
It was founded by the Dali village women , ATLAS and the Global Heritage Fund.
Story 6: Sustainable village in rural China - ATLAS project (2015) by 周贞徵，Catherine McMahon , Ahti WestphalUnited Nations Climate Change Conference COP26
The co-op supports female business leadership and textile heritage preservation and education through open source design, and the sharing of resources and profits.
Conservation efforts don't stop at cultural ways of life. Ocean protection is at the heart of the research conducted by the Narwhal Ocean Research Centre.
Story 7: N.O.C. - a marine public welfare protection project (2017)United Nations Climate Change Conference COP26
N.O.C. - a Marine Public Welfare Protection Project
N.O.C. is a marine public welfare protection project founded in 2017. The team’s underwater working ability, committed to providing underwater support for marine related scientific research projects, helps them complete underwater sampling records, obtaining more underwater image data.
Story 8: N.O.C.｜The first recycled plastic piano in the world (2017)United Nations Climate Change Conference COP26
N.O.C - The first recycled plastic piano in the world
Collaborating with scientific research institutions, we present the story of ocean in the form of images, to help more people understand the beauty and importance of the ocean, and to attract more people to participate in marine ecological protection projects.
And cutting-edge technology is also being used to capture carbon dioxide in significant land areas, with a view to preserving old machinery as a monument to human history, demonstrating a hope for the future.
Story 9: BAM’s Proposing Mega Projects in Xinjiang - Carbon Capture machines as monuments for climate change (2007)United Nations Climate Change Conference COP26
BAM’s Mega Projects in Xinjiang
Enormous carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) machines/monuments are proposed to link sites of renewable energy to local sites for sequestration below ground, utilizing existing fossil fuel infrastructure wherever possible.
Story 9: BAM’s Proposing Mega Projects in Xinjiang - Carbon Capture machines as monuments for climate change (2007)United Nations Climate Change Conference COP26
Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) machines create a network based on high-speed rail systems and encourage tourism to these sites of global importance. In the future, when such large infrastructural projects for mitigating climate change are no longer needed the CCS machines will serve as infrastructural ‘monuments’ marking this period in human history.
Story 9: BAM’s Proposing Mega Projects in Xinjiang - Carbon Capture machines as monuments for climate change (2007)United Nations Climate Change Conference COP26
BAM’s purely theoretical proposal sits at the intersection of international trade, consumerism, infrastructure mega-projects, national monuments, tourism, fossil fuel deposits and green energy resources. Xinjiang, in China’s far west is rich with mineral and fossil fuel resources which have been crucial in China’s energy consumption fueling its meteoric growth over the last 40 years. This region is also rich in renewable resources, sun and wind.
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