Steel and cement are two materials that no society can do without. Their production comes with a significant carbon footprint, however. To meet zero-emission targets under the Paris Agreement, countries, cities, and industries are depending on new large-scale infrastructure for CO2 transport and storage, renewable electricity and green hydrogen.
The problem isnt technology, its insatiable growth requiring infinite construction projects. The system is the issue, the technology is a symptom
That’s part of it, but it’s also necessary that whatever construction continues to happen not add CO2 to the atmosphere.