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The cement industry has set ambitious goals to cut its carbon footprint. But as federal funding dries up, its path to a ...
But cement, the crucial powder that serves as the binder in concrete, has become one of the planet’s biggest climate threats, ...
The GCCA states that builders, architects, governments, planners, and consumers can make more informed decisions on ...
The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) announces the launch of Low Carbon Ratings (LCR) for Cement and Concrete - ...
The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) has unveiled what it calls the world’s first global system for rating the ...
PHNX Materials has devised a way to strip fly ash of sulfur and aluminum, impurities that concrete companies would rather ...
Globally, extreme weather events have made the risks very real. “Look at the property damage in Florida or the wildfires in ...
Because cement emits large amounts of CO₂ — both from the high-temperature kilns used in its production and from the chemical ...
The London Metal Exchange has announced plans to introduce price premiums for metals that are sustainably mined and ...
The cement industry has collaborated to produce a new ratings system for the carbon content of cement and concrete.
Thomas Guillot, Chief Executive of the GCCA, said: "Cement and concrete are the foundations ... the need for greater transparency around the carbon footprint of construction materials is more ...
It will help empower our site crews to better understand and manage the carbon footprint of the concrete they use.” Mr Guillot added: “With this rating system in place, governments ...