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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.

Uvalde school police chief on leave after mass shooting

The front lawn of Lydia Larce's home is strewn with debris: remnants of cabinets and chunks of pink shower. She lives in a FEMA trailer out back, her home

Since Biden became president, the U.S. has become the world's largest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as demand for the fuel escalated. Russia's invasion of Ukraine intensified the push, heightening demand for natural gas, especially for European countries reliant on Russian energy. The natural gas industry promoted U.S.-produced LNG as a way to fill the gaps. American terminals are exporting gas at full capacity, so expansion of the terminals accelerated. The new and proposed ...

LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana (AP) -- The front lawn of Lydia Larce's home is strewn with debris: Remnants of cabinets and chunks of pink shower marble lie

LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana (AP) — The front lawn of Lydia Larce’s home is strewn with...

The front lawn of Lydia Larce’s home is strewn with debris: Remnants of cabinets and chunks of pink shower marble lie between dumpsters. She lives in a FEMA trailer out back, her home in shambles more than a year after Hurricane Laura tore through Lake Charles.

As natural gas expands in Gulf, residents fear rising damage | 2022-06-02 18:56:26