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Basalt-powered cement process could slash energy use and CO2 emissions by 80%

Scientists are proposing a new way to make cement by replacing limestone with volcanic ...
Earth.com

Cement’s climate cost may be solved with a different kind of rock

Cement production creates nearly as much CO2 as passenger cars, but replacing limestone with basalt could cut emissions by up ...
University of California

Basalt could be the key to greener and cheaper cement

Producing cement from silicate rocks rather than limestone could lower both energy requirements and carbon dioxide emissions, ...

Making cement from a different type of rock could clean up emissions

Cement production alone currently accounts for about 8 percent of global CO 2 emissions, so considerable effort is going into ...
New Scientist

Zero-carbon cement process could slash emissions from construction

A new technique can produce cement using waste from demolished buildings, which researchers say could save billions of tonnes of carbon by 2050. “We have definitely proved that cement can be recycled ...
CNBC

Meet the 33-year-old Canadian chemist and the renowned MIT professor who are building the 'electric vehicle of cement making'

Cement is necessary for making concrete, which is foundational in constructing buildings and infrastructure around the globe because it is relatively low-cost, strong and durable. But making cement ...
Forbes

Fixing Concrete And Steel Part Of Short List Of Climate Actions That Will Work

Concrete and steel are the two biggest industrial products that aren’t fossil fuels, and have a massive climate footprint. They are used together in reinforced concrete, the structural solution that ...