Not exact matches
We humans emitted 35.9 metric gigatons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere in 2014, mostly from
burning coal and natural gas in power
plants, making fertilizer and
cement, and other industrial processes.
Environmentally friendly modern concretes already include volcanic ash or fly ash from coal -
burning power
plants as partial substitutes for Portland
cement, with good results.
Even as the United States sees individual battles over siting new coal -
burning plants, India and China are building them as fast as they can raise the money and find the
cement and steel.
engineered lightweight timber frame construction (FSC Certified) Warmcell cellulose fibre insulation external wall and roof cladding varies (options include timber, corten steel, fibre
cement, rubber, aluminium, zinc) aluminium & timber composite windows by Velfac internal doorset by Sunfold rooflight (optional extra) by The Rooflight Company Energy Label A + rated kitchen appliances sanitaryware by Duravit; fittings by Hansgrohe stainless steel drainage pipes and fittings by Blucher LED / low energy lighting by Philips electric underfloor heating by DEVI photovoltaic panels (optional extra); solar water heating (optional extra) whole house ventilation by Vent - Axia (optional extra) wood
burning fireplace by M Design linoleum / cork flooring by Forbo; timber flooring by Junkers; carpet /
plant fibre flooring by Crucial Trading solvent / VOC free paint and varnish by Ecos Organic Paints bike storage by Cycloc
Fast curing
cement could use biochar or ash from
burning biomass, potentially from a biomass power
plant.
Eligible CO2 sources include power
plants that
burn coal, natural gas, or oil and industrial facilities such as petroleum refineries, oil and gas production facilities, iron and steel mills,
cement plants, fertilizer
plants, ethanol distilleries and chemical
plants.
We also need to take into account coal -
burning power
plants, mining, waste incinerators, hospital crematoria,
cement factories, thimerosol, chemical
plants, fungicides, chlor - alkali
plants, mercury amalgams, switches, gauges, CFLs, and of all things, shipwrecks contributing mercury pollution to our planet.
Scientists know that coal -
burning power
plants, industrial boilers,
cement kilns and other facilities produce much of the mercury in the environment.