Cement News tagged under: decarbonisation
GCCA looks to Roadmap implementation at COP2605 November 2021, Published under Cement NewsAt the COP26 meeting yesterday, the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) held a webinar session entitled ‘From Global Commitment to Local Action – Implementing the Cement and Concrete Net Zero Roadmap’. Introduced by Thomas Guillot, GCCA Executive Chief, the webinar aimed to see how the industry could move forward with the global roadmap to reduce CO 2 emissions. He stressed how the industry needs to engage with policymakers and stakeholders around carbon pricing, the circula... |
Decarbonising cement02 November 2021, Published under Cement NewsCemtech held its ‘Decarbonising the Cement Industry’ conference over Zoom on 20-23 September 2021, with attendees having the opportunity to hear from industry leading speakers spanning a range of fields linked to the sustainability of the cement sector. The challenge of moving to net zero remains a key consideration for the industry. The Cemtech programme featured 25 presentations over eight sessions Cemtech’s virtual conference, Decarbonising the Cement Industry, opened on Mond... |
Argos commits to new 2030 CO2 emission targets26 October 2021, Published under Cement NewsOn 25 October 2021 Argos held a climate change webinar in which it committed to reduce its CO 2 emissions by 29 per cent in its cement plants by 2030. In just over the last decade, the company has already reduced its CO 2 emissiosn by 14 per cent from its baseline. By 2050, Argos will offer carbon-neutral concrete, aligned with the Net Zero ambition plan of the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA). The Colombia-based cement producer will achieve its new targets by maximising w... |
Tarmac sets its 2030 goals26 October 2021, Published under Cement NewsTarmac (CRH group) is building on its sustainability strategy to set out ambitious goals for the company to achieve by 2030, and beyond. The 2030 goals build on the company's long-term strategy which, over the last six years, has seen it successfully cut CO 2 by 24 per cent per tonne of product (against a 1990 baseline), and recover, recycle and reuse over 50Mt of waste from other sectors, for use as a fuel or as a constituent material, in the manufacture of its products. Aligned t... |
Measuring systems for CCUS25 October 2021, Published under Cement NewsFollowing the Paris climate agreement (2015), the decarbonisation of the energy and industrial sectors is becoming increasingly important. One of the most significant measures to achieve the climate targets is to reduce carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions. The capture, use and storage of CO 2 is an essential part of the decarbonisation strategy and an important milestone for a low-carbon future. By Aurélie Moll and Felix Bartknecht, SICK, Germany. Figure 1: CCUS ecosystem with possible ... |
65% of CEOs in hard-to-abate sectors plan to use CCUS21 October 2021, Published under Cement NewsA first of its kind benchmarking report on industry attitudes towards carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) has revealed that 65 per cent of executives working in hard-to-abate sectors see CCUS as ‘critical’ or ‘important’ reaching their 2030 and 2050 goals. "The Scaling up CCUS" market insights report has been published by Decarb Connect, a leading platform that connects the hard-to-abate sectors, and Carbon Clean, a global leader in cost-effective carbon capture technology a... |
Carbon Re receives GBP1m investment21 October 2021, Published under Cement NewsThe Clean Growth Fund, the UK venture capital fund, has co-led a GBP1m investment in Carbon Re, a UK climate tech start-up that uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to cut CO₂ emissions in the global cement industry and other hard-to-abate industrial processes. Carbon Re's cloud-based platform, Delta Zero, utilises powerful AI tools to achieve operational efficiencies in energy intensive industries, such as cement production, reducing operational costs and carbon emissions to ot... |
WCA's Annual Conference proclaims "No more words, actions are needed"21 October 2021, Published under Cement NewsThe World Cement Association's (WCA) annual conference on 20-21 October 2021 called for 'a decade of action' from the cement industry starting now to keep to the targets set by the 2015 Paris Agreement of limiting global warming ideally to 1.5˚C and no more than 2˚C this century. Keynote speaker, Lord Adair Turner, chair of the Energy Transitions Commission, explained that: "For the hard to abate sectors of steel, cement and chemicals we have visions of how to get to net zero by 2050... |
Industry report highlights emission reduction technologies for construction sector21 October 2021, Published under Cement NewsOsborne Clarke has published a construction industry report 'Economist Impact', commissioned by The Economist, that highlights that there are four main technologies in the construction sector which have the potential to reduce emissions, while low carbon cement also offers one of the biggest investment opportunities. The Economic Impact programme aims to identify how cities can achieve carbon emission targets while creating jobs, lowering energy costs for residents and improving overall ... |
TCL engages in low-carbon cement sales19 October 2021, Published under Cement NewsTrinidad Cement Ltd's (Cemex group) ECO Cement brand has achieved the Cemex Vertua seal, the group’s global standard for products that offer a reduction in carbon emissions ranging from 15 to over 40 per cent during production, TCL officials state. However, TCL has a hard battle ahead to convince the construction industry to move towards low-carbon cements. The low-carbon product has actually been on the local market since 5 June 2020. It retails at TTD43/bag (US$6.32/bag), and is ... |