LAILA YUILE -- We will always require steel, glass and concrete; therefore, solutions need to be developed in order to find cleaner production methods
CNN NEWS (November 19 th ): Secretive energy start-up backed by Bill Gates achieves solar breakthrough The breakthrough means that, for the first time, concentrated solar energy can be used to create the extreme heat required to make cement, steel, glass and other industrial processes. In other words, carbon-free sunlight can replace fossil fuels in a heavy carbon-emitting corner of the economy that has been untouched by the clean energy revolution. This is absolutely a game changer. Why? Construction and industry accounts for a massive amount of emissions globally. Steel production alone requires massive amounts of coking coal which burns cleaner than thermal coal but produces emissions nonetheless. We will always require steel, glass and concrete; therefore, solutions need to be developed in order to find cleaner production methods. These kind of breakthroughs and experiments are happening as we speak and solutions are being found while others de...