The cement industry is responsible for 7% of global carbon emissions. China produces more than half of the world’s cement emissions. Cement production is, and will be, associated with significant amounts of CO2 emissions due to the calcination process. Carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technology is essential to mitigate such hard-to-abate industrial emissions. 

On May 24, NRDC and the China Building Materials Federation organized an international workshop in Beijing to discuss how to accelerate the deployment of CCUS technologies in China's cement sector. Over 40 experts attended the workshop, including leading CCUS experts from Tianjin Cement Industry Design and Research Institute, Global CCS Institute, and major cement manufacturers such as China National Building Materials (CNBM) and Anhui Conch Cement. The experts’ recommendations included enhanced financial incentives like tax credits for CCUS and improved regulatory coordination across the CCUS value chain. As CCUS projects can take up to 10 years to develop, experts stressed the need for timely planning and policy development to drive investment in such technology for China's cement industry. 

See coverage by key industry magazine China Building Materials.