What Happened to Climate Impact?

Long regulatory silences, bursts of activity... What's really facing the cement industry?

"lowered production has lowered emissions, but it has also shifted the dialogue"

This is no coincidence. Lowered economic expectations have lowered cement production levels, leading to fewer emissions, but that's not the whole story.

In response to past efforts in the climate impact space and the cost of traditional energy sources, cement manufacturers have been shifting to alternative fuels and low carbon production methods. Now, with newly announced guidelines for the Portland cement national emission standard for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) and new source performance standards (NSPS) in the United States and reignited climate debate following the Rio + 20 Conference, cement makers are well positioned for the current climate impact challenges.

Read the rest of the article in the CemWeek Magazine issue 9.