IndiNature at Countdown to COP26
CEO Scott Simpson invited to talk about natural carbon capture in buildings
IndiNature is being championed as one of the innovative leaders in reducing carbon on scale: We were invited by Scotland’s Innovation Centres and The Herald to present at this event on November 3rd, marking one year until the big UN climate change conference COP26 is hosted by Glasgow.
Scott highlighted how IndiNature’s natural fibre insulation uniquely captures a net amount of carbon – fast and at scale. To reach Europe’s net zero target by 2050, there needs to be not only emissions reductions, but much more carbon being pulled out of the atmosphere by natural carbon sinks such as enhancing sequestration in forests, peat bogs and agriculture – this is where IndiNature makes a significant contribution.
We do this not only by insulating buildings (reducing heating and cooling needs), but also by capturing carbon through photosynthesis at a fast rate – and using a fraction of the energy inputs of competitors making mineral wools which are melting glass or basalt rock in furnaces at 1200- 1400 degrees celsius.
“4.4 tonnes of carbon is saved per average home when using IndiTherm”
This means when customers use our products instead of mineral wools, the average house construction reduces its footprint by 4.4 tonnes of CO2. On scale, it means our factory has a net capture of 10,500 tonnes of carbon every year.
How do we know this? We’ve had a full cradle-to-gate carbon Life Cycle Analysis done – which looks at everything in the chain of production all the way from our farmers planting their seeds to the end of our line.
While competitors continue to pump CO2 into the air when they make their insulations, we are pulling more from the air than the amount we release.