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New Materials Could Sequester Billions of Tons of CO2

1/16/2025

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Researchers from UC Davis and Stanford University have unveiled a groundbreaking discovery: construction materials could potentially sequester billions of tons of carbon dioxide. Their study, featured in Science, emphasizes the importance of incorporating carbon storage into widely used materials like concrete and asphalt, with concrete—produced in over 20 billion tons each year—offering the greatest potential for combating climate change.

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Researchers from UC Davis and Stanford University have unveiled a groundbreaking discovery: construction materials could potentially sequester billions of tons of carbon dioxide. Their study, featured in Science, emphasizes the importance of incorporating carbon storage into widely used materials like concrete and asphalt, with concrete—produced in over 20 billion tons each year—offering the greatest potential for combating climate change.