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How Paulownia trees double nature and sequester CO2

Eric Litjens is growing the fastest growing tree on earth – which also makes it the tree that is the fastest to sequester carbon. Join the 66th Double Nature Talk! Language: DUTCH Former fruit tree grower Eric Litjens is removing carbon with Paulownia trees. At the Double Nature Lunch Talk on Tuesday 26 September, he…

How rocks and trees collaborate in sequestering gigatons of CO2

Did you know that if we co-deploy reforestation, enhanced weathering of rocks and biochar, we might sequester up to 10 times more carbon per hectare? Wednesday 2nd of March, Future Forest Company founder Jim Mann joined us online to tell about all the ins and outs of Trees and Rocks (and even biochar and therefor mycelium). The…

Metric enables financial sector to account construction stored carbon

ASN Bank with Climate Cleanup created a metric enabling the financial sector to account for construction stored carbon. This carbon removal metric enables financial institutions worldwide to measure the carbon stored in biobased buildings. In the Netherlands alone, this may add up to around 50 megaton carbon sequestered this decade. Take a look at the…

And now for something completely different: the government

People in power have to change the world lots of people state often. Have you already seen Greta Thunberg’s speech, on July 2, 2021 at the Austrian World Summit? The role of government is often regarded as the most important one. The 49th Double Nature Talk of July 7 we gave the floor to civil servant…

Social Tipping Points to reverse climate change

When discussing climate change, the words tipping points are usually used to address physical phenomena. An international scientific team, led by Ilona Otto from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) shows that social tipping points also cause sudden and irreversible disruption of the status quo. Just like physical tipping points do. “Social tipping points are subdomains…

Agroforestry and community building on island Utopia

The island Utopia in Almere is slowly changing into an agroforestry experience, opening next year April on the occasion of the Floriade 2022. Curator Xavier San Giorgi shows how he doubles nature and grows food by regenerating 1,4 hectare of land in the centre of this Dutch city of 200.000 inhabitants. The Floriade is the Dutch…

Per Espen Stoknes on Tomorrow’s Economy

The Double Nature Talk of psychologist and economist Per Espen Stoknes Wednesday April 7 will be soon published on our YouTubeChannel. Going beyond the usual pro-growth versus anti-growth debate, Stoknes calls for healthy growth. Stoknes shows that we already have the tools to achieve healthy growth, but our success depends on transformations in scaling innovations,…

Interface on its way to become climate positive

Embodied beauty is what Interface calls its carpet tiles which store more CO2 than ever before. This global flooring company creates interior spaces with a positive impact on people and planet. How does Interface double nature and when is the company going to be climate positive? The recording of our online Double Nature Talk by…

Insetting with PUR Projet

PUR Projet is a worldwide pioneer in the development of insetting with nature based solutions. This breakthrough approach generates multiple benefits for a company and the ecosystems it depends on. It works to transform climate action from a niche activity to an industry standard. PUR project empowers local communities to operate long-term socio-environmental projects and helps companies strengthen their…

ONCRA full carbon accounting biobased building

Since the ONCRA kick-off on September 9th 2020, a lot has happened. We’re delighted to have told you more about our progress at the Double Nature Talk Wednesday February 17 at 8 pm CET. Together with our partners Province of South-Holland, Holland Houtland and NIBE, we’re developing a tool to account for the carbon stored in bio-based buildings….

Biobased building a way to double nature

The benefits of biobased constructions are enormous. For people. For nature. For the climate. People have evolved in nature, in the forests and in the fields. Wooden architecture brings nature back into our artificial built environment. We start to feel better: invigorated, healthier and with an increased sense of well-being. As we know, trees

How Africa Wood Grow doubles nature

Most people are starting their decade of ecosystem restoration right now. The Dutch foundation Africa Wood Grow has already finalized a decade of regeneration in Kenia. During our online Double Nature Talk of January 20 founders Roeland Lelieveld and Daniel Muvali presented the Africa Wood Grow regenerative farms near the Tiva river. How does Africa…