WorldGBC has convened a coalition of over 60 construction sector leaders to call on the European Commission to support the full decarbonisation of the built environment through ambitious policies.
TürkCimentoâs DigitalCem discusses the way to a net zero emission future 21 April 2021
TürkCimento, the Turkish cement association, hosted Digitalcem from 20-21 April 2021 and covered discussions in decarbonisation in its opening session and the current state of the cement sector’s path towards net zero emissions by 2050.
Koen Coppenholle, CEMBUREAU CEO, outlined the EU cement sector carbon neutrality roadmap. He advocated that the cement sector should be proud that cement is an enabler of the Green Deal. Cement will allow the construction of green wind energy and transport networks.
He examined the 2050 industry roadmap and stressed that carbon capture will account for around 42 per cent of emission reduction. While carbon capture pilot projects are currently being implemented, Martin Schneider, managing director at the European Cement Research Academy (ECRA), said it will not be until 2030-50 that commercialisation of carbon capture will start to make a
CEMBUREAU reacts to Carbon Border Mechanism vote 08 February 2021
CEMBUREAU, the European Cement Association, has reacted to the adoption of the European Parliament’s Environment Committee report on Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms (CBAM).
“A CBAM is a useful tool to address the imports of products not subject to similar carbon constraints in the European Union and therewith mitigates the carbon leakage risk allowing the European cement industry to deliver low-carbon investments. The Environment Committee s report highlights some key points in this respect, notably that a CBAM should result in EU and non-EU suppliers competing on the same CO
2 costs basis; that the scope of CBAM should be wide to avoid market distortions, and that both direct and indirect emissions should be included” commented Koen Coppenholle, CEO of CEMBUREAU.