In France, created the world's first

Saint-Gobain created the world's first clean glass from 100% recycled materials.

One of the world leaders in the glass industry, the French company Saint-Gobain created the world's first "green" flat glass for windows and mirrors. The building sheet glass was produced from 100% recycled materials and clean energy, the company said in a press release.

Carbon-neutral glass was produced using pure cullet (recycled material from unusable glass) and completely green energy derived from biogas and decarbonized energy. With special technical parameters of the furnace, as well as taking into account the work with "clean" materials, a group of researchers managed to cast high-quality flat glass.

The French company's project is part of a strategy to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. It already announced plans last year to build the world's first zero-carbon drywall plant in Norway.

Building materials manufacturers are joining other industries in investing in reducing emissions. Companies are stepping up the pace to reduce carbon emissions to zero to save the planet from human-caused global warming. For example, the British startup Mission Zero recently developed a method for capturing carbon dioxide emissions from the air, in which removing one ton of emissions from the atmosphere would cost no more than $100.

Previously, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change also proposed a way to reduce harmful emissions without significant costs. To do this, humanity needs to significantly reduce the consumption of fossil fuels, as well as improve the energy efficiency of buildings, abandon environmentally destructive habits and develop renewable energy.

Source: https://lenta.ru/