“There is an often repeated claim – **that [[China]] uses more cement in three years than the [[US]] did in the entire 20th century**. This is true. I know because I recalculated the numbers myself to check. ([Location 1797](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0C3X6X695&location=1797))” --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[statistics]], [[cement]], [[climate-change]], [[emissions]], [[construction-emissions]], [[hard-to-abate]], [[growth]], **Source** -- [[260103133118 - B - Not the End of the World]]