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/


Source: QUARTZ, 2017-12-12.