Update of Cement and Concrete Pathway to Carbon Neutrality
May 28, 2024 | 9 am Pacific
As governments move toward rebuilding resilient infrastructure and economies, we must ensure that those plans shape our current and future economies in clean, green, safe, and resilient ways.
Considering state and federal “Buy Clean” legislation, building material manufacturers must adapt to stricter greenhouse gas (GHG) emission regulations.
The environmental impact of those materials during manufacture, in the use phase, the end-of-life phase, and beyond (LIFE-CYCLE) will play an important role in attaining our GHG goals in the future.
Cement and concrete provide resilience to the effects of climate change and resultant disasters while reducing CO2 emissions and attaining GHG reduction targets. Reducing GHG is an opportunity for a profound paradigm shift to a more sustainable economy that works for both the planet and its inhabitants.
As the most widely used material on earth, after water, concrete is fundamental to the world around us. Cement and concrete products will play a vital role in addressing the effects of climate change.
Constructing and operating our built environment makes up a significant part of our economy, resource consumption, and environmental impact. How will environmental considerations and construction practices in the future affect what we build and how we build?
What are the cement and concrete industries doing to reduce CO2 and GHG emissions to address climate change? Together in a changing world, the circular economy, the biodiversity crisis, and the carbon challenge all impact the answer.