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Legacy concrete stocks contribute substantially to carbon sink
Claim that old concrete stocks built during earlier decades, especially in Europe and the US, represent a major carbon sink due to accumulated carbonation over time.
Confidence
80%
active
Evidence Quote
“Prior to 1982, most sequestration occurred in Europe and the US, representing the legacy carbon sink of earlier cement infrastructure.”
Relationship
legacy concrete increases CO2 sequestration
Connections (2)
Evidence
“"Reference to "Information on the use of concrete in Denmark”
Jonsson, G. & Wallevik, O. (2005). Information on the use of concrete in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Iceland