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We cannot lower carbon emissions if we keep producing steel with fossil fuels.

We cannot lower carbon emissions if we keep producing steel with fossil fuels.

  • Hule@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    8 months ago

    In Europe, even a single family home is now built using tons of steel. They build with brick, but the foundation, corner pillars, beams on top of walls are all concrete.

    A few decades ago, reinforced concrete beams were only used in large buildings and infrastructure.

    • Raxiel@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      8 months ago

      Not to mention the huge amount of carbon emissions resulting from cement production, for the concrete that steel is fixed in