ArtikBanana@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoNREL Researchers Pave the Way for Carbon-Negative Concretewww.nrel.govexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1114arrow-down13
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minus-squareTheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35·3 months agoCement contributes to ~8% of the Earth’s CO2 emissions. Almost 4x aviation, and not too far off all of the Earth’s combined agriculture. If concrete was a country, it’d be the 3rd highest polluting country on Earth, after China and the US. Even if this headline is overly ambitious, any improvement is a good one.
Cement contributes to ~8% of the Earth’s CO2 emissions. Almost 4x aviation, and not too far off all of the Earth’s combined agriculture.
If concrete was a country, it’d be the 3rd highest polluting country on Earth, after China and the US.
Even if this headline is overly ambitious, any improvement is a good one.