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cement
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Making cement produces about 8% of the world's carbon dioxide emissions.
First appeared1824 (202 yrs ago)
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Making cement produces about 8% of the world's carbon dioxide emissions.
From the big bang to cement
The most direct chain from the start of the universe, following what things are made from and, for living things, what they evolved from. Each step shows when it first appeared.
big bang13.8 bn yrs ago
Lilithium13.8 bn yrs ago
concretec. 300 BCE
cement1824