Concrete: The secret CO2 emitter behind coal, oil and gas Tags:Europe 4 comments tldr: Regular Concrete Bad! Buy OUR Concrete! It’s supposedly cheaper, more durable and emits less CO2. Those are some nice claims but are they true? “We need to develop this process and commercialise it as quickly as possible,” he says. “This solution is essential to the world’s survival.” No, we just need to stop living in mansions and have half of all real estate empty. That’s never been a secret. It’s actually the cement in concrete that is the source. And… vaguely interesting fact: [China used more cement between 2011 and 2013 than the U.S. used in the entire 20th Century.](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/03/24/how-china-used-more-cement-in-3-years-than-the-u-s-did-in-the-entire-20th-century/) China 6.6 gigatons in three years versus USA 4.5 gigatons in 100 years. Leave a ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment.
It’s supposedly cheaper, more durable and emits less CO2. Those are some nice claims but are they true?
“We need to develop this process and commercialise it as quickly as possible,” he says. “This solution is essential to the world’s survival.” No, we just need to stop living in mansions and have half of all real estate empty.
That’s never been a secret. It’s actually the cement in concrete that is the source. And… vaguely interesting fact: [China used more cement between 2011 and 2013 than the U.S. used in the entire 20th Century.](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/03/24/how-china-used-more-cement-in-3-years-than-the-u-s-did-in-the-entire-20th-century/) China 6.6 gigatons in three years versus USA 4.5 gigatons in 100 years.
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tldr: Regular Concrete Bad! Buy OUR Concrete!
It’s supposedly cheaper, more durable and emits less CO2.
Those are some nice claims but are they true?
“We need to develop this process and commercialise it as quickly as possible,” he says.
“This solution is essential to the world’s survival.”
No, we just need to stop living in mansions and have half of all real estate empty.
That’s never been a secret.
It’s actually the cement in concrete that is the source. And… vaguely interesting fact: [China used more cement between 2011 and 2013 than the U.S. used in the entire 20th Century.](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/03/24/how-china-used-more-cement-in-3-years-than-the-u-s-did-in-the-entire-20th-century/) China 6.6 gigatons in three years versus USA 4.5 gigatons in 100 years.