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Brick Industry: A High Emitter of CO2
The brick industry has a devastating environmental impact with brick kilns being extremely high emitters of CO2.
Converting as little as 10% of the kilns would save 55 million tonnes of CO2 from being released into the atmosphere annually.
Converting all brick kilns in developing countries to energy-efficient Habla Zig-Zag Technology would remove approximately 500 million tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere annually. In comparison, the global airline industry is estimated to release a total of approximately 915 million tonnes of CO2.
1. Air Transport Action Group: atag.org/facts-figures
2. IATA Climate Change Fact Sheet: www.iata.org
VIEW PDF: Habla Kilns Infographic Oct 2020