Accounting for nearly 8% of global annual carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, the cement industry is considered difficult … to decarbonize. While a sizeable number of abatement levers for Portland cement production are technologically ready for … context of European cement plants that must obtain emission permits under the European Emission Trading System. We find that a …

uropean cement producers that must obtain emission permits under the European Emission Trading System (EU ETS). We find that a …

has increasingly become a pollution haven …

We use worldwide satellite data to analyse how population size and density affect urban pollution. We find that density … significantly increases pollution exposure. Looking only at urban areas, we find that population size affects exposure more than … itself. We analyse heterogeneity by geography and income levels. By and large, the influence of population on pollution is …