{"podcast":{"title":"Climate Economics with Fexingo: Carbon Pricing, Green Policy, and Sustainability Costs","slug":"climate-economics-with-fexingo-carbon-pricing-green-policy-and-sustainability-costs-7871781","podcast_index_feed_id":7871781,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fexingo.com/business/climate-economics.xml","website_url":"https://www.fexingo.com/","image_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/climate-economics/cover.png","author":"Fexingo","episode_count":119,"summary":"Lucas and Luna break down the real economics behind carbon pricing, green policy, and the hidden costs of sustainability. Each episode examines a specific mechanism — from EU ETS permit prices to the impact of US Inflation Reduction Act subsidies on corporate balance sheets — and traces how these policies ripple through energy markets, manufacturing, and consumer prices. Lucas brings the numbers and institutional context (how the World Bank's carbon pricing dashboard works, what the Social Cost of Carbon actually measures), while Luna pushes for the practical implications: does a €50 carbon tax actually change behavior? What happens when a steel plant in Germany faces both emission costs and Chinese competition? The show serves investors, policy analysts, and business leaders who need to understand climate-related financial risk without the activism or greenwashing. Listeners walk away able to parse a carbon offset market, evaluate a company's net-zero roadmap, and spot the difference between a real price signal and a political slogan. How do you put a number on a ton of carbon — and who pays when that number is wrong? #CarbonPricing #GreenPolicy #SustainabilityCosts #EUETS #Infla…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T06:19:03.667812+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/climate-economics-with-fexingo-carbon-pricing-green-policy-and-sustainability-costs-7871781"},"episode":{"title":"Why Green Concrete Slashed Emissions Using Ancient Roman Chemistry","slug":"why-green-concrete-slashed-emissions-using-ancient-roman-chemistry","published_at":"2026-07-11T07:09:55+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/climate-economics-with-fexingo-carbon-pricing-green-policy-and-sustainability-costs-7871781/why-green-concrete-slashed-emissions-using-ancient-roman-chemistry","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/climate-economics-with-fexingo-carbon-pricing-green-policy-and-sustainability-costs-7871781","url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/climate-economics/episode-0104.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/climate-economics/episode-0104.mp3","summary":"Episode 104 of Climate Economics with Fexingo examines how a handful of startups and legacy cement manufacturers are reviving Roman-era chemistry to slash concrete's carbon footprint by up to 70 percent. Lucas and Luna break down the science behind lime-based binders and volcanic ash blends, then walk through the economics: how regulatory pressure, carbon taxes, and lower energy costs are making ancient recipes cost-competitive with Portland cement in select markets. They also explore the scaling hurdles—supply chain bottlenecks for natural pozzolans, building code inertia, and the challenge of convincing risk-averse construction firms. Specific case studies include a 2025 pilot in California that used a Roman-inspired mix for a freeway bridge, and a Norwegian plant that has retrofitted its kilns to produce low-carbon 'Roman' clinker. The episode closes with a forward-looking question about whether the construction industry's net-zero timeline depends on rediscovering old techniques rather than inventing new ones. #GreenConcrete #RomanCement #CarbonEmissions #ConstructionIndustry #LowCarbonMaterials #CementDecarbonization #AncientChemistry #LimeMortar #VolcanicAsh #IndustrialDecarbonization #ClimateTech #CCUS #NetZeroConstruction #BuildingMaterials #Economics #ClimateEconomics #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"Episode 104 of Climate Economics with Fexingo examines how a handful of startups and legacy cement manufacturers are reviving Roman-era chemistry to slash…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":621,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/climate-economics-with-fexingo-carbon-pricing-green-policy-and-sustainability-costs-7871781/episodes/why-green-concrete-slashed-emissions-using-ancient-roman-chemistry/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/climate-economics-with-fexingo-carbon-pricing-green-policy-and-sustainability-costs-7871781/why-green-concrete-slashed-emissions-using-ancient-roman-chemistry.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}