Cement production is responsible for around 8% of global carbon emissions. Using microalgae to make a key ingredient could drastically cut that carbon footprint. During a trip to Thailand on his ...
The billions of tons of cement made each year have an enormous carbon footprint: 8% of global emissions, or four times more than the airline industry. That’s both because of the energy used to make ...
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Concrete goes green: UW and Microsoft use seaweed to create novel carbon-trapping cement
Researchers have developed a novel solution for trapping carbon in concrete by blending a sustainable, easy-to-grow green seaweed into the industrial batter that makes cement, all without reducing its ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Alcina Johnson Sudagar, Washington University in St. Louis (THE CONVERSATION) Concrete ...
Europe is approaching a decisive moment in climate and industrial policy. The European Commission’s Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) proposal, expected on February 25, aims to create lead markets for ...
Concrete, the second-most-used material on Earth, generates about four times more CO2 emissions than planes. MIDDLESBROUGH, England — Behold one of the world’s greatest slag heaps: A towering landfill ...
Our world is built of concrete. Durable and cheap, it’s the construction material of choice for buildings, bridges and tunnels. But its ubiquity means it has a huge environmental impact. Concrete is ...
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