Firms pledge to clean up construction with green net-zero concrete

Photo caption: Concrete is one of the most important construction materials, but it is associated with high carbon emissions. Photo credit: Adrian Greeman / Construction Photography / Avalon / Getty Images. Article by Adam Vaughan. New Scientist – July 5, 2022.

A coalition of 17 companies has pledged to begin buying greener concrete this decade, and work towards buying only net-zero concrete within a few decades

An alliance of construction and property giants is hoping to kickstart development of greener concrete by pledging to buy only concrete with net-zero carbon emissions by mid-century. A crucial material in cities and the built environment, concrete is responsible for 8 per cent of global CO2 emissions. Emissions from cement, the glue that holds concrete together, were recently revealed to have doubled in 20 years. […]

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