Explained: ‘World’s first net zero cement factory’ planned in Wales

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Explained: 'World's first net zero cement factory' planned in Wales

Concrete is the very foundation of the modern world. But to produce it you need cement – a lot of it. And that’s a material that has a massive carbon footprint, accounting for a whopping 8 percent of all global greenhouse gases.

So how do you reduce that? Well today the government announced it would help create the world’s first carbon capture facility that – if successful – will produce the building essential in a fully decarbonised way.

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Date: September 24, 2025