Western countries have led the push for net-zero economies for over a decade. Even though it’s China that is the biggest builder of wind and solar, and EVs, and the biggest investor in transition technology, it is Europe, the UK, and Australia that are pushing for more emission cuts and more commitments for low-carbon energy. There is just one problem with that: they have outsourced all the high-emission activities, and these activities are now powering whole economies. Take cement, for instance. The biggest producer of the essential raw…