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Development: A ‘process’, an ‘event’ and a ‘territorial exploitation’. Sugarcrete® addresses this triple-bind using open-source innovation to deploy fibrous sugarcane residue to make carbon negative construction materials with the potential to replace the extractive, oppressive and polluting processes that annually creates 20bn bricks that build India’s new urbanism. Can an ethical, sustainable material be derived from one tainted industry to subvert another? How to set a thief to catch a thief?