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Concrete Contamination | How can we reduce the 4 billion pounds of CO2 that the concrete manufacturing process emits annually?

Concrete Contamination | How can we reduce the 4 billion pounds of CO2 that the concrete manufacturing process emits annually?

Update: 2020-02-04
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What can we do to reduce the carbon footprint of the concrete manufacturing process?


Hear what Robert Niven, CEO and Founder of CarbonCure, has to say.


The concrete industry produces more than 4 billion tonnes of cement, which accounts for approximately 8% of the global CO2 emissions. Robert sheds some light on CarbonCure, a company that is single-handedly reducing the industry’s carbon footprint by using recycled CO2 to improve the manufacturing process.


If you would like to learn more, visit carboncure.com


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