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New Report Highlights Decarbonisation Progress Of Global Cement Industry

January 20, 2024December 7, 2023 Stuart Mitchell

The extensive work being carried out by the world’s cement and concrete industry and its leading industry body, the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA), to cut CO₂ emissions, is set out in a newly published report, launched at CO28 in Dubai. Development of carbon capture and storage, increasing use of alternative energy and the adoption of new materials and technology, are among the levers being used to cut emissions. Concrete is the second most used substance on earth after water and vital for much of our modern infrastructure. In…

LeadIT and GCCA launch Green Cement Technology Tracker

August 28, 2023July 25, 2023 Stuart Mitchell

The Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT) and the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) have launched a new tracker, to help policymakers, industry experts, academics and the public monitor worldwide decarbonization efforts in the cement industry. The Green Cement Technology Tracker was unveiled recently, at an international inter-governmental meeting focused on clean energy, which is taking place in India (CEM14-M18) Cement and concrete are vital to the built environment, used for homes, infrastructure and to provide things like clean running water. But the sector also accounts for 7% of…

UN General Secretary backs cement and concrete leaders in united rallying call for action on net zero

July 25, 2023June 14, 2023 Stuart Mitchell

The Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres, has issued a call to action, alongside the CEOs of major cement and concrete manufacturers, for the industry to redouble its efforts, and to work in partnership with governments, to reach net zero. The united rallying call has been made by the Chief Executive of the Global Cement and Concrete Association, Thomas Guillot, together with the leaders of GCCA member companies, as they begin a major conference in Zurich. Concrete is the second most-used material on earth after water and the…

Start-ups from around world line up to solve challenge of how to make low carbon concrete

June 27, 2023May 20, 2023 Stuart Mitchell

More than seventy start-ups from across the world have applied for a pioneering international scheme, aimed at making low carbon concrete. The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) and its member companies are on a mission to fully decarbonise concrete, the world’s most used material after water. The Innovandi Open Challenge brings together start-ups and the industry’s leading manufacturers to work together on innovative ways to cut emissions and accelerate progress. In April, applications were invited from start-ups interested in working with leading companies on new materials and ingredients for…