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Environmental impacts from cement production

  • Environmental impacts from lime production

Incidence

Various studies have shown that some 8 to 20 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions (particularly carbon dioxide) are a consequence of construction activities, of which some 3 percent is related to chemical reactions taking place in the cement and lime industries.

Strategy

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #9: Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureSustainable Development Goal #12: Responsible Consumption and ProductionSustainable Development Goal #15: Life on Land

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World problems
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(G) Very specific problems
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Last update
Dec 3, 2024