{"id":14429,"date":"2019-09-16T11:25:14","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T18:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.climateworks.org\/?post_type=report&p=14429"},"modified":"2019-10-11T15:07:20","modified_gmt":"2019-10-11T22:07:20","slug":"deep-decarbonization-a-roadmap-for-the-california-cement-and-concrete-industries","status":"publish","type":"report","link":"https:\/\/www.climateworks.org\/report\/deep-decarbonization-a-roadmap-for-the-california-cement-and-concrete-industries\/","title":{"rendered":"Deep Decarbonization: A Roadmap for the California Cement and Concrete Industries"},"content":{"rendered":"

In early 2019, Buy Clean\u00a0published a report titled \u201cCalifornia\u2019s Cement Industry: Failing the Climate Challenge<\/a>\u201d that benchmarked the energy use and CO2<\/sub> emissions intensity of the state\u2019s cement industry in comparison to other key cement-producing countries. This report is a follow up to that study that offers a roadmap for decarbonization of California\u2019s cement and concrete production. We develop scenarios up to 2040 to analyze different decarbonization levers that can help to reduce CO2<\/sub> emissions of cement and concrete production in California.<\/p>\n

There are four key decarbonization levers in our analysis: energy efficiency, fuel switching, clinker substitution, and carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS). Under the business-as-usual (BAU) scenario, the total CO2<\/sub> emissions from California\u2019s cement industry will increase from 7.9 MtCO2<\/sub> per year in 2015 to 10.7 MtCO2<\/sub> per year in 2040, a 36% increase. Under our Advanced Technology and Policy (Advanced) scenario, however, the total CO2<\/sub> emissions from California\u2019s cement industry will decrease to about 2.5 MtCO2<\/sub> per year in 2040, a 68% reduction compared to the 2015 level, while cement production increases by 42% from 9.9 Mt in 2015 to 14.1 Mt in 2040.<\/p>\n

The difference between the CO2<\/sub> emissions of California\u2019s cement industry in the BAU and Advanced scenarios in 2040 is equal to the emissions of 1.8 million passenger cars per year, or annual electricity-related CO2<\/sub> emissions of around 4.9 million households in California.<\/p>\n

Carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) could make the largest contribution to CO2<\/sub> emissions reduction in California\u2019s cement industry through 2040, followed by clinker substitution and fuel switching. Energy efficiency technologies provide additional CO2<\/sub> emissions reductions potential. The Advanced Technology and Policy decarbonization scenario is achievable with commercially available and cost-effective technologies and measures, with the exception of CCUS technologies which require additional demonstration and financial support. Policy tools such as the California cap-and-trade program, the Buy Clean California Act, and the 45Q tax credit for CCS should be leveraged to incentivize both cement and concrete producers to move towards low-carbon cement and concrete production.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In early 2019, Buy Clean\u00a0published a report titled \u201cCalifornia\u2019s Cement Industry: Failing the Climate Challenge\u201d that benchmarked the energy use and CO2 emissions intensity of the state\u2019s cement industry in comparison to other key cement-producing countries. This report is a follow up to that study that offers a roadmap for decarbonization of California\u2019s cement and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":14433,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"portfolio":[59],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n