Concrete production is responsible for 8% of the worlds CO2 emissions annually, this is comparable to the total annual CO2 emissions from all the worlds forest fires. Constructing an average house 75m2 using a concrete base will release approximately 10,000m3 of CO2 Gas.
Annual concrete production is responsible for 9% of global fresh water consumption, this is comparable to the flow rate of the Niagara falls for 350 hours (which is 3 billion m3 a year). Constructing an average house 75m2 using a concrete base will consume approximately 9.5m3 of fresh water.
RESOURCES CONSUMED BY CONCRETE PRODUCTION EVERY YEAR
EVERY CUBIC METER OF CONCRETE CONSUMES THIS RATIO OF RESOURCES
Emissions caused by Cement Mixer Trucks
Damage to the landscape by huge cement quarries
Concrete Emits 2 Billion Tonnes of Co2 every year - it outweighs the combined carbon mass of every tree, bush and shrub on the planet
3.6 Billion Tonnes of Fresh Water used every year to Manufacture Concrete
