Cement is the source of 8% of the world's CO2 emissions (2018)
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#2Bill Gates also mentioned he's now most worried about steel & cement in one of Mark Rober's videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k-V3ESHcfA
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#4Very interesting, didn't expect it to be that high.
Another thing I came across recently :
The fashion industry is responsible for 10 % of annual global carbon emissions.
Source : https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2019/09/23/costo-m...
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#5Meanwhile, there's a sand shortage: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20191108-why-the-world-is...
Concrete might look very different in 25-50 years.
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#6That’s an attention grabbing headline number, but what it doesn’t tell you is what would alternatives mean in terms of co2 emissions?
Let’s say we take cement out or drastically reduce it. Where does co2 sit in increased consumption of viable alternatives.
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#7Very interesting, didn't expect it to be that high. Another thing I came across recently : The fashion industry is responsible for 10 % of annual global carbon emissions. Source : https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2019/09/23/costo-m...
this is a much more depressing number. steel and cement are necessary to the development of all nations, designer clothes are not.
Re: Cement is the source of 8% of the world's CO2 emissions (2018)
#8Is there a serious source ranking all global CO2 emissions? Where percentages add up to 100%?
Re: Cement is the source of 8% of the world's CO2 emissions (2018)
#9I’ve been touting this fact for years.
90% of landfill debris is from demolition.
We need more renovation instead of new construction.
Re: Cement is the source of 8% of the world's CO2 emissions (2018)
#10Very interesting, didn't expect it to be that high. Another thing I came across recently : The fashion industry is responsible for 10 % of annual global carbon emissions. Source : https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2019/09/23/costo-m...
this is a much more depressing number. steel and cement are necessary to the development of all nations, designer clothes are not.
Fashion refers to all clothing. "fast fashion" (cheap disposable clothing) probably produces a lot more emissions than designer clothing.