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Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 2 months agoJust a reminder that concrete releases huge amounts of CO2 as it cures. Empty cities don’t help anyone.
umbrella@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Their intention was to bolster the economy with busy work, but that’s not a long term solution.
umbrella@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
[deleted]Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 2 months ago
That’s comparing Apples to Shampoo. To completely different concepts and it’s not an either/or situation.
Bytemeister@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Houses don’t stand long on their own. It takes a significant amount of time and money to keep these things from filling up with mold or collapsing.
AA5B@lemmy.world 2 months ago
It wasn’t even necessarily a bad idea given property growth, but it will be interesting to see what happens if they can’t stop population decline
gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
cement releases large amounts of CO2 when it is being produced, i.e. when the cement powder is being produced from limestone.
later, when you mix the cement with water and sand to make concrete, it re-absorbs that CO2. you’ve got it backwards :D
grue@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Another reason good urbanism and walkability is super important: the emissions don’t just come from the cars, they come from the excess roads themselves, too.