Carbon removal specialist CarbonCure Technologies has saved more than 500,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) to date with its technology that injects captured CO2 into concrete.
The milestone was achieved across 7.5 million truckloads of CarbonCure concrete.
CarbonCure’s solution for ready-mix concrete injects captured carbon dioxide (CO2) during concrete mixing. Upon injection, the CO2 immediately mineralises and is permanently embedded within the concrete, like rock.
Even if the concrete is later demolished, the CO2 won’t return to the atmosphere. The mineralisation also increases the concrete’s compressive strength, enabling concrete producers to optimise cement content and reduce carbon emissions with no impact on the product.
Rob Niven, founder and CEO of CarbonCure, said, “Together, we are proving that reducing the carbon footprint of concrete is not just a goal for the future – it can happen, and it is happening today at scale.”
Cement is the most widely used substance on Earth, after water, and is responsible for around 8% of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The cement industry is one of the most polluting manufacturing sectors.
In numbers, if the cement industry were a country, it would be the third-largest emitter of CO2 in the world, after the US and China.
Lisa Bate, Chair of the CarbonCure Board, said the effort illustrates the real progress that the company has made in addressing the carbon challenge of the built environment, forecasted to double by 2060.
“Corporations and governments are all seeking scalable solutions for lower carbon building materials, especially in the high growth data centre and infrastructure segments. CarbonCure is meeting that demand and helping to pave the way for our Net Zero future.”
With hundreds of systems deployed across more than two dozen countries, CarbonCure’s technologies have supplied more than 46 million cubic meters of lower carbon concrete to green construction projects globally.
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