"Yet another astounding statistic is that **the world now consumes in one year more cement than it did during the entire first half of the 20th century**." ([Location 1996](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B08SGC3TD3&location=1996)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[cement]], [[demographics]], [[data-analytics]], **Source** -- [[202412030828 - B - How the World Really Works]]