Cement and concrete is used almost everywhere. They contribute 8% of the CO2 emitted into the atmosphere7. Federal grants to decarbonize cement and concrete are being withheld. https://floodlightnews.org/cement-is-a-climate-menace-under-trump-fixing-it-just-got-harder/?ref=im-a-reader-newsletter
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2025-04-13 Cement Production Will Still Contribute CO2
Quote: “”Cement production is not carbon intensive solely due to energy use, but because heating limestone (CaCO₃) creates lime (CaO) and carbon dioxide (CO₂). Even completely carbon-free energy cement production would contribute about 5% of the total global CO₂ emitted annually, at current levels of cement production. Cement will not be decarbonized without addressing both
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