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2 into Diamonds
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The dawn of the Biden administration and its focus on climate change is attracting more industries to a solution that was, until recently, thought to be more trouble than it’s worth: the direct removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
The idea of collecting CO
2 from the sky and trapping it in valuable products before it can warm the Earth is a seductive marketing strategy. Especially for an industry that sells precious items that last “forever.”
That, in a nutshell, describes the global diamond trade.
Composed of gem companies valued at roughly $76 billion, the industry has weathered a turbulent 150-year history rife with allegations of environmental and human degradation.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Aether is proud to announce the overwhelmingly successful launch of their website, which features their jewelry designed with the world s first diamonds made from air. Via their protected technology, Aether converts carbon dioxide air pollution from the atmosphere into beautiful gemstones, which their artisan jewelers then set into their unique and modern jewelry. Their launch collection, playfully named Earthly Pleasures, has received so much demand in the month since the website went live that Aether now has needed to scale up their capacity sixfold. Earthly Pleasures, which is designed for both humans and the planet, aims to define the future of fine jewelry and sets an unprecedented standard for sustainability in the diamond industry.