Report: Government and Industry Can Cut Cement Emissions Using Calcined Clays

Federal, state, and local governments could reduce CO2 emissions from cement manufacturing by 7.3 million metric tons annually by shifting half of their concrete purchases for public construction projects to a lower-carbon alternative, a report released today finds. Read the ReportThe American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) and Global Efficiency Intelligence (GEI) study examines the greenhouse gas reduction potential of limestone calcined clay cement and concrete as alternatives to their conventional counterparts and recommends strategies to enable and support their adoption.