Nature Communications (Jul 2022)

Efficient use of cement and concrete to reduce reliance on supply-side technologies for net-zero emissions

  • Takuma Watari,
  • Zhi Cao,
  • Sho Hata,
  • Keisuke Nansai

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31806-2
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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A new study finds supply-side efforts alone are unlikely to lead to net-zero emissions across the cement and concrete cycle by 2050, advocating for more efficient use of cement and concrete in the built environment and more strategic options for decarbonization.