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Concrete lasts longer. Concrete also absorbs CO2 from air. In its lifetime, it is expected to absorb all the CO2 emissions.

Emissions do not really matter for a material that can last hundreds of years. Genociding old growth forests in Europe for biomass "renewable" energy, though. That's a problem.




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