The material that built the modern world is also destroying it. Here’s a fix

Cement industry is currently responsible for about 5% of global CO2 emissions - 1 kg of cement releases more than 0.5 kg of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere

Remarkably, the material that built the first modern civilization remains key to building today’s global economy. The cement we use…

Full text: https://qz.com/1123875/the-material-that-built-the-modern-world-is-also-destroying-it-heres-a-fix/

Author

Akshat Rathi

Source

QUARTZ, 2017-12-12.

Supplier

Carbicrete
CarbonCure Technologies Inc.
Portland Cement Association
Rutgers University
Solidia Technologies
US Department of Energy (DoE)

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