A Portland Cement Association (PCA)/Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) event at Climate Week NYC will see climate policy stakeholders join industry executives to review how carbon capture technology, alternative fuel and raw material adoption, and government regulations or incentives are helping the industry’s quest for net-zero carbon emissions.
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Cemex Adds Latest Decarbonization Targets to Financing Framework
Cemex has updated its Sustainability-Linked Financing Framework to align with its more ambitious 2030 decarbonization targets, which were announced last November and are validated by the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
Read MoreLafarge Canada Plant Fully Converts to ECOPlanet
Lafarge Canada, a member of Holcim Group, converted production at its Richmond cement plant to ECOPlanet – Holcim’s brand of low-carbon cement, which offers a minimum 30% reduction in CO2 emissions per tonne in comparison to ordinary portland cement.
Read MoreLeadIT, GCCA Unveil Green Cement Technology Tracker
The World Economic Forum-backed Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT) and the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) have launched the Green Cement Technology Tracker to help policymakers, industry stakeholders, academics and the public monitor worldwide decarbonization efforts in the cement industry.
Read MoreSublime Systems Becomes ‘Technology Pioneer’
Massachusetts-based Sublime Systems, a developer of technology that eliminates CO2 emissions from cement, is among 100 early-stage companies named to the World Economic Forum 2023 Technology Pioneer cohort.
Read MoreDOE Funds Five Projects to Help Decarbonize Industry
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced five projects that will receive a total of $16.4 million in funding to focus on next-generation cement formulations and process routes as well as carbon capture and utilization technologies to address CO2 emissions in the cement industry.
Read MoreShrinking the Environmental Footprint
According to Command Alkon, decarbonization of the cement and construction industry is essential to reach the goals set out in the 2015 Paris Agreement, which seeks to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius, preferably to 1.5 degrees Celsius, compared to pre-industrial levels. This includes a goal to reach net zero global greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Importantly,…
Read MoreHeidelberg Materials Inaugurates Innovative Plant
On June 13, Heidelberg Materials celebrated the opening of its new cutting-edge facility in Mitchell, Ind. – the second largest cement plant in North America. Don Marsh, editor of sister publication Concrete Products, was in attendance for opening day activities.
Read MoreBloom Energy Demonstrates Pathway to Decarbonization
Bloom Energy has begun generating hydrogen from the world’s largest solid oxide electrolyzer installation at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Mountain View, Calif. The high-temperature, high-efficiency unit produces 20% to 25% more hydrogen per megawatt than commercially demonstrated lower temperature electrolyzers.
Read MoreResearchers, Cement Companies Meet to Focus on Decarbonization Efforts
Representatives of more than 75 renowned academic institutions and businesses from across the world have gathered in New Delhi, India, to take part in the Innovandi Global Cement and Concrete Research Network (GCCRN) Spring Week to help drive critical research and innovation toward decarbonization of concrete.
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