Can we turn concrete into a carbon sink for the planet?
In short: Concrete is essential for our infrastructure, but its production is a massive source of carbon emissions. This video explores an innovative method to transform this building material into a tool that traps CO2 from the atmosphere.
For nearly two millennia, the fundamental process of mixing cement to bind concrete has remained largely unchanged. This consistency comes at a high environmental cost, as concrete production remains one of the world's largest sources of carbon emissions.
Entrepreneur Tom Schuler proposes a new approach that could shift the role of concrete from an emitter to a carbon sink. By developing a way to trap atmospheric CO2 within the material, we could create a viable building material that actively removes carbon from the environment.
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