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Cement's carbon problem -- and 2 ways to fix it

Mahendra Singhi · TED

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Cement is vital to modernizing all kinds of infrastructure in the developing world -- but manufacturing it comes at an enormous environmental cost in the form of carbon emissions. Mahendra Singhi, the CEO of one of India's largest cement producers, discusses his team's effort to transform the industry by targeting the two largest sources of CO2 emissions, with the goal of making carbon-negative cement.

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Institution
TED
Department
Countdown Summit
Speaker
Mahendra Singhi
Year
2021
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Engineering, Earth and environment
Source
TED
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