'We have a real opportunity': Can the UK build a net zero cement and concrete industry?

James Murray
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The UK cement and concrete industry has slashed emissions in recent years, and it is not all down to deindustrialisation - could the sector now emerge as a net zero trailblazer?

Cement and concrete are a well-documented climate problem. The materials are completely ubiquitous and essential to most modern infrastructure, but production processes are inherently energy intensive...

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