Algae could help reduce concrete's enormous carbon emissions

Sep 14, 2022

Concrete is the most produced material on the planet but is responsible for more than 8% of global carbon dioxide emissions. Image: Pexels/ Rodolfo Quirós

Wil Srubar

Assistant Professor of Architectural Engineering and Materials Science, University of Colorado Boulder

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A chart showing how global cement emissions have doubled in the past 20 years.

The global cement emissions have doubled in the past 20 years. Image: The Conversation.

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