Cement News tagged under: Net Zero
GCCA and FICEM accelerate Latin American progress towards net zero21 July 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) and, regional affiliate, FICEM have co-hosted an event on 'Latin American cement and concrete industry – Towards Net Zero' in the Dominican Republic. The meeting highlighted the progress made in decarbonising the industry in the region and future pathways to reaching net zero concrete. Claude Loréa, executive cement director of the GCCA, commented that the association has attracted 80 per cent of the global cement industry outside of China... |
Why aren't CO2 emissions falling more rapidly in the cement sector?08 July 2022, Published under Cement NewsIn the last week a report by Robert Andrew, an emissions scientist for Global Carbon Project and CICERO Centre for International Climate Research in Norway, has disclosed that CO 2 emissions from chemical and industrial processes used to manufacture cement have risen from 1.2bnt in 2002 to 2.6bnt in 2021. According to his analysis, he argues, the current decarbonisation policies of cement producers have not yet had the necessary impact to start reducing global carbon emissions. Instead, emi... |
Holcim partner Eni for CO2 demonstration plant01 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsItalian oil major Eni is collaborating with Holcim to develop an innovative technology for the use of CO 2 in a perspective of circularity and decarbonisation. The technology developed by Eni is based on the carbonation of magnesium silicate minerals and the process is able to produce a material in which CO 2 is permanently fixed and can be used in the formulation of cements. The collaboration is part of Eni’s decarbonisation strategy to reach carbon neutrality by 2050, in which r... |
WCA CEO will call for government action to cut CO2 emissions at COP2609 November 2021, Published under Cement NewsUrgent action in three key areas could save around 900Mta of CO 2 annually by 2030, says Ian Riley, World Cement Association CEO. Ian Riley will speak at the Sustainable Innovation Forum (SIF), part of COP26, to outline three key actions governments around the world can take right now that will significantly accelerate the cement and concrete industry’s progress towards net zero and beyond. Riley will tell delegates at COP26 that not only is a net-zero cement industry achievable, new t... |
Holcim sets 2050 entire value chain net-zero targets01 November 2021, Published under Cement NewsHolcim has set industry-first 2050 net-zero targets, validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), building on its 2030 commitments approved in September 2020. Setting a new milestone for its sector, the group's targets cover its entire value chain, including both direct and indirect emissions, following the three ‘scopes’ established by the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol. Jan Jenisch, CEO, Holcim said: "The building sector has an essential role to play to accelerate our wor... |
GCCA becomes an accelerator of the UN backed Race to Zero campaign27 September 2021, Published under Cement NewsAs part of New York Climate Week, the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) will become an accelerator of the United Nations (UN) backed Race to Zero campaign, which calls for accelerating the halving of global emissions by 2030 and pledging to reach net zero by 2050. The GCCA, which represents 80 per cent of the international concrete and cement industry outside China and some of the leading Chinese manufacturers, has become the first association that represents a global essen... |