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CUT TING OUT CARBON In line with other industry players, the cement sector is tackling the issue of carbon emissions
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stimates show that some 7-8% of all global carbon emissions come from cement production and therefore cement producers are under pressure to meet increasingly demanding environmental regulations. One such company, CEMEX, claims to have the most ambitious 2030 targets for the cement industry, with a reduction of the net greenhouse gas direct emissions of 40% against a 1990 baseline, meaning an expected reduction in direct greenhouse gas emissions of 20% per ton of cement-based material by 2030 from a 2020 base year. The company has also committed to reduce its indirect electricity greenhouse gas emissions by 42% by 2030 from a 2020 base year. “Climate action is the biggest challenge of our times,” says Fernando Gonzalez, chief executive of CEMEX. “CEMEX is taking decisive action to address it by defining ambitious emissions reduction targets in line with the Science-Based Targets initiative and executing against those targets. “We commit to continue leading the industry in climate action. CEMEX is building a better future and that future must be sustainable.”
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international | AUTUMN 2021
