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Carbon Dioxide (CO ) Emissions of Concrete

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e<strong>CO</strong> 2 from <strong>Concrete</strong> Constituents (1)<br />

Portland Cement<br />

• PPortland l d cement has h very high hi h embodied b di d <strong>CO</strong> 2<br />

content<br />

• Cement manufacture is energy intensive<br />

• Recent data on global <strong>CO</strong> 2 emissions from<br />

Recent data on global <strong>CO</strong> 2 emissions from<br />

cement manufacture give an overall average <strong>of</strong><br />

0.88 ton <strong>CO</strong> 2 per ton <strong>of</strong> cement produced. This<br />

figure includes all types <strong>of</strong> cement.

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