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Playing an indispensable role in global construction, cement contributes around seven percent of annual greenhouse gas emissions owing to its carbon-intensive production process. Scientists at the ...

The notoriously large carbon footprint of cement production is a prime target for researchers looking to chip away at the problem of climate change, and we've seen how this could involve all kinds of ...

Scientists are proposing a new way to make cement by replacing limestone with volcanic ...

Globally, production of portland cement is estimated to be responsible for as much as 8% of the total CO2 released into the Earth’s atmosphere by human activity. PLC reduces this environmental ...

Research reveals basalt-derived calcium can cut Portland cement emissions, reduce energy use by 30%, and produce valuable ...

Producing cement takes a big toll on our climate: Around eight per cent of annual global carbon dioxide emissions can be attributed to this process. However, the demand for cement continues to rise. A ...

The 30 billion tons of concrete that the world makes each year have a massive carbon footprint. Cement, the main ingredient, is responsible for around 8% of global emissions—meaning that if it were a ...

Cement is one of those materials you don’t think about until it breaks — until the bridge you drive across, the house you live in, or the sidewalk you walk on shows cracks. Yet it is everything ...