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Greener Concrete

August 23, 2018 By EarthWise 1 Comment

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The battle to reduce carbon emissions is heavily focused on electricity generation, transportation, buildings, and agriculture, which collectively account for more than 75% of the total.  However, there are other sources of carbon emissions that cannot be ignored.  Among industrial activities, the production of cement is responsible for 7% of industrial energy use and is the second largest industrial emitter of carbon dioxide.  Making cement accounts for about 7% of global emissions.

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