hundreds of flamingo chicks are fitted with identity rings in one of europe s biggest flamingo colonies to help track their journeys and ensure their survival. now on bbc news, the art of cutting carbon. the power of invention will protect us from climate catastrophe, say the optimists. smart technologies will reduce the clouds of carbon dioxide emissions from the industries that make the materials surrounding us. at least, that s the hope. i m now going to introduce you to an invention that is so bold, so brilliant and so extraordinary that you will think it is a trick. hear that sound 7 that s the sound of ink coming out of the page. but can carbon cutting inventions be developed in time? are you sure this is safe, yeah? it s safe. it s safe, 0k. so here we go. and can art help to draw attention to the challenges ahead? we ve been using car panels - and various scrap bits of metal that have become this beautiful bitl of work, which is just fantastic. i m roger harrabin, the
PETALING JAYA: The progress in the construction of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project is satisfactory and the cooperation between the parties in the project is strong, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.
dioxide that entails. now hs2 is trying to make amends with the help of a sandwich a very big sandwich. here s an animation showing what a stretch of the raised track will look like. it will be made with an innovative sandwich of cement and steel. the design enhances the properties of both materials, so building the viaduct uses less of both. so we re saving 7,500 tonnes of embodied carbon in this i structure, which approximately - halves the embodied carbon compared to a conventional box girder. that s fantastic. it s extraordinary. i mean, i would say that it s not only because of this structural l form, but it s largely because of it. - we re also doing some other things with the design of this viaduct - to minimise the embodied carbon. in the uk, we have a law which says that we are committed to having zero emissions in 2050.