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Thailand's cement industry just cut 3.8 million tonnes of CO2

By switching to hydraulic low-carbon cement, Thailand's builders have avoided 3.8 million tonnes of carbon dioxide — pushing the industry ahead of its own national climate roadmap. It is the unglamorous stuff of climate progress: the same grey powder, made with a fraction of the footprint, poured into the country's future.

The upbeat factorClimate wins don't always gleam — sometimes they're grey.
✓ Verified · LiveNews NZ (via Media Outreach) · 2026-07-20 · Thailand
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