Here's How the Cement Industry Can Lower its Carbon Footprint | NowThis

Cement is responsible for up to 8% of the world’s CO2 emissions — but what if those pollutants could be recycled instead of released?

In US news and current events today, concrete is the most utilized substance on the planet after water. Its key ingredient—cement—is one of the biggest contributors to the climate crisis; cement is responsible for nearly 10% of the world's carbon dioxide emissions, a greenhouse gas. So how exactly can the world help make cement and concrete more sustainable?

Enter: Eric Long. Eric Long operates a family-run concrete business that's been around for more than a century. And the company recently decided to invest in new, sustainable technologies to help the cement industry lower its carbon footprint and, ultimately, help mitigate climate change and fix the environment.

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[yeahiprotest]

70% less carbon emissions that’s great

[beth_]

Although he can't actually assure that the CO2 will be trapped inside the concrete forever, it is definitely a significant reduction!!!

And he can't assure that because what he's doing is this: when the concrete is "dry", meaning when the water used to produce it evaporates, it creates capillaries (microscopic tunnels created due to the evaporation process inside the concrete and everywhere in it), and through these capillaries many substances such as water and gases, like CO2, can come in and out of the concrete!!! So that's why he can't guarantee that it will be trapped inside the concrete forever!!!

[jeanlandry]

Actually, aggregates is the second most utilized material on the planet.

[DTIVO]

Why do you need sky scrapers and buildings this big? When it's completely against god, yes he hates condensed people in one location. Anyone wanna challenge that please feel free to challenge. I can prove it with one scripture. So you shouldnt be building skyscrapers or hotels or any big building to house everyone.