Energy & Science
The Cement Sector Has The Technology to Clean Up Its Emissions
Australia-based Calix Ltd. says it can drive down the cost of capturing carbon dioxide in the industry.
A cement plant in Dotternhausen, Germany.
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Australian materials company Calix Ltd. is creating a subsidiary to scale up its technology that can cut carbon-dioxide emissions from cement factories.
The production and use of the building material contributes as much as 8% of global carbon pollution, but efforts to cut the industry’s footprint have lagged behind other sectors such as electricity and transport.