A blueprint for a climate friendly cement industry
This report proposes solutions for the cement industry which is responsible for 8% of global CO2 emissions. It describes a scenario in which the industry sector grows to more than twice its size in volume by 2050 while it reduces its absolute CO2 emissions by approximately three quarters compared to global emissions in 2007.
The crisis of climate change needs urgent solutions. This report proposes solutions for an industry sector which is responsible for 8% of global CO2 emissions, the cement industry. This report offers a range of solutions to enable cement companies to turn around their growth of CO2 emissions and shows how the cement industry can contribute to the task ahead of us. It describes a scenario in which the industry sector grows to more than twice its size in volume by 2050 while it reduces its absolute CO2 emissions by approximately three quarters compared to global emissions in 2007.