Modernizing cement manufacturing in China leads to substantial environmental gains

Xiaozhen Xu; Beijia Huang; Litao Liu; Zhi Cao; Xiaofeng Gao; Ruichang Mao; Lian Duan; Yanxi Chen; Yuyue Wang; Gang Liu

doi:10.1038/s43247-022-00579-3

Communications Earth & Environment (Nov 2022)

Modernizing cement manufacturing in China leads to substantial environmental gains

Xiaozhen Xu,
Beijia Huang,
Litao Liu,
Zhi Cao,
Xiaofeng Gao,
Ruichang Mao,
Lian Duan,
Yanxi Chen,
Yuyue Wang,
Gang Liu

Affiliations

Xiaozhen Xu: School of Environment and Architecture, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
Beijia Huang: School of Environment and Architecture, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
Litao Liu: Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhi Cao: Energy and Materials in Infrastructure and Buildings (EMIB), University of Antwerp
Xiaofeng Gao: Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region’s Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University
Ruichang Mao: Department of Construction Management, School of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University
Lian Duan: School of Environment and Architecture, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
Yanxi Chen: School of Environment and Architecture, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
Yuyue Wang: School of Environment and Architecture, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
Gang Liu: Department of Green Technology, University of Southern Denmark

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00579-3
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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The adoption of more efficient technologies has reduced the environmental impacts associated with cement manufacturing in China during the period 1996–2021, according to a life-cycle assessment based on provincial-level data.

Published in Communications Earth & Environment

ISSN: 2662-4435 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Geology; Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsenv/

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