Cement production alone currently accounts for about 8 percent of global CO 2 emissions, so considerable effort is going into lowering that number. Efficiency can be increased, and energy sources can ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

When people talk about fighting climate change, they usually focus on electric cars, renewable energy, or cutting fossil fuel ...

Scientists are proposing a new way to make cement by replacing limestone with volcanic ...

Cement is known for producing a significant amount of carbon emissions that pose a threat to the environment. That, however, could change following a unique discovery involving ancient times. Tiziana ...

Ideas to reduce carbon emissions often revolve around renewable power, electric vehicles and energy efficiency. But there's another, less colorful character that's often overlooked: cement.

Cement production creates nearly as much CO2 as passenger cars, but replacing limestone with basalt could cut emissions by up ...

The startup is using waste materials and alternative fuels to make cement, slashing greenhouse gas emissions in a polluting industry. Cement is one of the most used materials on the planet, and the ...

A new process could enable crushed rocks to capture carbon dioxide from the air much more quickly, turbocharging a carbon removal technique that is already being widely adopted. Natural silicate ...