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India’s formidable cement footprint stands in its way to net-zero

Producing cement is highly carbon-intensive and releases large quantities of greenhouse gases as part of its heating and limestone calcination processes. Extracting limestone also destroys forests and fertile topsoil. But because cement is deeply entrenched in modern construction, the sector remains exceptionally hard to abate

India’s formidable cement footprint stands in its way to net-zero

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