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    Sustainable Cement Manufacturing: Carbon Injection into Soils to Reduce Footprint
    (2024-10) Finis, Nicolás; Londero, Bautista; López, David
    The increasing production in cement manufacturing industries results in combustion that emits high levels of carbon dioxide, which is the primary greenhouse gas responsible for climate change. This paper addresses the escalating environmental challenges generated by these industries, particularly its significant contribution to global carbon emissions, which account for approximately 8% of the world's total CO2 production. This problem is mainly related to two Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations. These are number 9 and number 11, which aim to modernize industries and reduce the environmental impact of urbanization. Given the industry's reliance on solid fuels and its impact on climate change, this paper explores sustainable methodologies to mitigate these effects, focusing on the innovative technique of soil carbon injection. This method requires capturing CO2 from cement production and injecting into the soil. The paper is structured to first explain the sources and impacts of CO2 emissions in cement production, followed by an analysis of CO2 capture and soil injection techniques, and an evaluation of the project's viability and benefits. This paper is expected to contribute to raising awareness towards a low carbon future of cement industry and what it represents in terms of pollution, in the context of the Net Zero Emissions by 2050.