The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) has showcased the industry’s work to decarbonise operations and cut CO2 emissions in its latest progress report. Alongside the report, the GCCA has called on governments and policymakers to create policies to enable this change faster.
“Our industry is engaged in the most significant transformation in its history as we address the most pressing challenge our planet faces – climate change,” said Fernando González, president of the GCCA and the chief executive officer of Cemex.
“However, to fully unlock our decarbonisation progress in this crucial decade to deliver, we urgently need effective policy support. When policymakers provide the right market conditions and policy enablers, significant CO2 reductions are achievable faster.”
Among the key points of the report from the GCCA include the need to use waste materials, including industrial and construction demolition waste, to be a sustainable fuel source for cement kiln as well as changing building code to adopt blended cement and concrete.
The latest progress report comes three years after the organisation launched its net-zero roadmap. It highlights key projects from the likes of Titan Cement, Cemex, Holcim and Heidelberg Materials, among others, which are helping in this space.
“This report shows several great examples of action that is already happening on the ground across the world, demonstrating that an acceleration of our decarbonisation efforts is taking place today where enabling policies exist,” said Thomas Guillot, chief executive of the GCCA.
“That’s why it’s important that we are in Baku at COP29, calling on all policymakers, governments and anyone with a stake in the built environment to urgently work with us on our net zero mission.”
