CONCRETE/CEMENT

3rd

largest industrial energy consumer

7%

of yearly global human-made

CO2 emissions

2nd

most used material on Earth

OUR APPROACH

With a focus on cross-industry and multistakeholder collaboration, we are working to:

➡ Ensure the supply and manufacturing of cement and concrete are in line with global climate goals

➡Increase demand for low-carbon cement and concrete by helping design and advocate for appropriate policy levers

➡Use a circular approach of land stewardship, effective design, material efficiency, reuse, and recycling to maximise the potential benefits of cement and concrete while minimising climate impacts

OUR GOALS

➡Double down on coalition-building efforts across the built environment value chain

➡Launch a sector transition strategy for net-zero cement and concrete, with a clear set of policy asks

➡Facilitate increased use of wastes and by-products as alternative fuels and raw materials, as well as increased reuse of concrete and use of demolished concrete

➡Drive private- and public-sector demand for sustainable cement and concrete

➡Establish metrics for resilience of buildings and infrastructure

Learn More About Our Work

Concrete and Cement Sector Transition Strategy

Making Net Zero Concrete and Cement Possible is a strategy created with industry input that sets out milestones and commitments needed by government, industry and investors over the next 25 years to make net-zero emissions concrete and cement a reality.

The first roadmap to be developed with the concrete & cement industry, it is anchored in granular economic modelling with two different pathways to net-zero emissions by 2050.

Below, you can download the full report, Executive Summary, Infographics, and Press Release