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Carbon: From Pollutant to Product
28th December 2017
The cement industry generates around nine percent of the world's carbon emissions each year. Roughly one tonne of CO2 is produced for each tonne of cement.
This video report from the Wall Street Journal visits UCLA in California where researchers are experimenting in how to turn CO2 into tangible products such as bricks that people might want to buy. Dynamic efficiency in action in the battle to tackle climate change.
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Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.
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