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Heat trapping carbon dioxide emissions from making cement, a less talked about but major...

Cement carbon dioxide emissions quietly double in 20 years | 2022-06-22 22:56:27

In 2021, worldwide emissions from making cement for buildings, roads and other infrastructure hit nearly 2.9 billion tons of carbon dioxide, which is more than 7% of the global carbon emissions. Twenty years ago, in 2002, cement emissions were some 1.4 billion tons of carbon dioxide.

At a time when all industries are supposed to be cleaning up their processes, cement has actually been going in the opposite direction. The carbon intensity of cement has increased 9.3% from 2015 to 2020, primarily because of China.

Update on electric cement kilns

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Portland Cement Association reports 3.6% rise in cement consumption to November 2021

/PRNewswire/ -- Portland Cement Association (PCA) President and CEO Mike Ireland, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist Ed Sullivan, and Senior Vice...

/PRNewswire/ -- Portland Cement Association (PCA) President and CEO Mike Ireland, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist Ed Sullivan, and Senior Vice...

PCA to Discuss Economy Forecast & Carbon Neutrality Roadmap at World of Concrete 2021 Portland Cement Associations Ed Sullivan, Mike Ireland, and Rick Bohan are holding press conferences discussing the PCA forecast on the nations economy and the associations roadmap to carbon neutrality. June 1, 2021 At World of Concrete 2021, Portland Cement Associations Ed Sullivan, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, Mike Ireland, PCA President and CEO, and Rick Bohan, PCA VP of Sustainability are...