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These Diamonds Are Made With
Carbon Pulled From the
Atmosphere
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... lack of traceability has inspired a contentious debate over which type of diamond is more virtuous.
Traditional diamond suppliers insist their stones have a lower carbon footprint, as labs require intense machines and chemicals to “grow” slivers of carbon into stones... and more often than not, it’s from fossil fuels... a third option: diamonds made from excess carbon drawn from the atmosphere.
“Now we aren’t harming the planet at all. Every single diamond we sell makes the world that much better.”each carat removes approximately 20 tons of carbon out of the sky—a number that’s higher than the average American’s carbon footprint per year.
“If you buy a two-carat diamond, you’re essentially offsetting two and a half years of your life,” Shearman adds.
