“The real issue with cement is that **the chemical processes involved in its manufacture also produce CO2**. Tweaks to the process might be able to reduce these emissions a bit, but they won’t get us close to producing zero-carbon cement. ([Location 1804](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0C3X6X695&location=1804))”
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**Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[hard-to-abate]], [[cement]], [[concrete]], [[emissions]], [[climate-change]], [[technology]]
**Source** -- [[260103133118 - B - Not the End of the World]]