Climate Change

The latest IPCC report (March 2023) is a final warning

The construction will require a massive amount of concrete and thus drive up emissions

But concrete has a carbon problem. Cement, concrete’s key ingredient that binds the other sand and gravel together to give it its famed strength, is the source of about 8 per cent of the world’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.

Source: https://thefifthestate.com.au/innovation/materials/concretes-carbon-footprint-still-weighs-heavy-so-whats-the-fix/