Cemex makes key EMEAA investments at the start of 2021 23 February 2021
Cemex has started 2021 by investing for growth and its climate action strategy in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEAA). It has made seven bolt-on investments that are aligned to its key priorities of climate action, sustainable construction and EBITDA growth, representing advances in fossil fuel reduction, lower-CO
2 products, circular economy, recycling and products that demonstrate life cycle CO
2 and energy consumption advantages for buildings.
The investments include a new, lower-carbon alternative fuel system in the Czech Republic, circular economy and recycling improvements in France and the UK, lower-CO
2 cement in Croatia, efficiency upgrades to sites in the UK and Spain, and lightweight concrete capability in Spain.
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world and future generations. every chicagoan and illins and who depends on lake michigan for a safe, clean drinking water is at risk. it s an extraordinary abdication of american leadership. he has made us an environmental pariah. a self-destructive move. was interesting about the comments is if you go back to when paris was entered into by the nations across the globe, there were environmental groups here criticizing the deal because i didn t hold china accountable. it did not hold india accountable. the largest polluters didn t have to take any steps until 2030. india in the agreement wasn t going to take any steps until they received $2.5 trillion in aid. we are taking those steps. we have let the world in co2 reduction. we are going to continue to lead
of the deal, we take ourselves away from the table as far as american leadership in the world. that s what they are saying. we don t lose our seat at the table. we are part of the climate action committee at the u.n. when you look at the situation with india and china and the rest, people are not recognizing, it s not about china or indiana. if you go back to 2016, there were environmental groups that said now that we have paris commits the precursor to us using the core system in the country to compel regulatory response by the epa to drive awy fossil fuel and coal while china and india continue building coal generation. the president put america s interest first and said were going to remain in co2 reduction, export what we know, and to make sure we have an america first strategy but we are not going to yield to a