TechnologyRoadmapLow-CarbonTransitionintheCementIndustry20402045205020552060TheInternationalEnergyAgency(IEA)examinesthefullspectrumofenergyissuesincludingoil,gasandcoalsupplyanddemand,renewableenergytechnologies,electricitymarkets,energyefficiency,accesstoenergy,demandsidemanagementandmuchmore.Throughitswork,theIEAadvocatespoliciesthatwillenhancethereliability,affordabilityandsustainabilityofenergyinits30membercountries,7associationcountriesandbeyond.ThefourmainareasofIEAfocusare:zEnergySecurity:Promotingdiversity,efficiency,flexibilityandreliabilityforallfuelsandenergysources;zEconomicDevelopment:Supportingfreemarketstofostereconomicgrowthandeliminateenergypoverty;zEnvironmentalAwareness:Analysingpolicyoptionstooffsettheimpactofenergyproductionanduseontheenvironment,especiallyfortacklingclimatechangeandairpollution;andzEngagementWorldwide:Workingcloselywithassociationandpartnercountries,especiallymajoremergingeconomies,tofindsolutionstosharedenergyandenvironmentalconcerns.TheCementSustainabilityInitiative(CSI)isaglobaleffortby24majorcementproducerswithoperationsinmorethan100countrieswhobelievethereisastrongbusinesscaseforthepursuitofsustainabledevelopment.Collectively,thesecompaniesaccountforaboutone-thirdoftheworld’scementproduction,andrangeinsizefromlargemultinationalcompaniestosmalllocalproducers.AllCSImembershaveintegratedsustainabledevelopmentintotheirbusinessstrategiesandoperations,astheyseekstrongfinancialperformancewithanequallystrongcommitmenttosocialandenvironmentalresponsibility.TheCSIisaninitiativeoftheWorldBusinessCouncilforSustainableDevelopment(WBCSD).TheCSIisoneofthelargestglobalsustainabilityprojecteverundertakenbyasingleindustrysector.Tofindoutmore,visitwww.wbcsdcement.org.CSImembers:CEMEX,CRH,HeidelbergCement,InterCement,LafargeHolcim,SCGCement,TaiheiyoCement,Titan,VotorantimCimentos,CementosArgos,ChinaResourcesCement,CimenterieNationale,Çimsa,ChinaNationalBuildingMaterial,DalmiaBharatCement,GCC,OrientCement,Secil,ShreeCement,SiamCityCement,TianruiCement,UltraTechCement,WestChinaCementandCementosProgreso.Roadmappartners1ForewordAwarenessisgrowingoftheurgentneedtoturnpoliticalstatementsandanalyticalfindingsintoclimatemitigationactionthatleadstoamoresustainablefuture.Wecanandmustchangethepaththatweareon.Innovativelow-carbontechnologieswillplayacentralroleinthistransition.Goal13oftheUnitedNations2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment,adoptedbyworldleadersinSeptember2015,callsforurgentactiontocombatclimatechangeanditsimpact.TheParisAgreement,negotiatedinDecember2015atthe21stsessionoftheConferenceofthePartiestotheUnitedNationsFrameworkConventiononClimateChange,attemptstolimittheriseinglobaltemperaturesthiscenturytolessthan2°Cabovepreindustriallevels.Tosparkthismovementandbuildonalong-standingcollaboration,theInternationalEnergyAgency(IEA)andtheCementSustainabilityInitiative(CSI)oftheWorldBusinessCouncilforSustainableDevelopment(WBCSD)havepartneredtodevelopthisupdateoftheglobalCementTechnologyRoadmapthatwasproducedjointlyin2009(thefirstindustry-specificroadmap).Thecementindustrycurrentlyrepresentsabout7%ofthecarbondioxide(CO2)emissionsgloballyandisthethird-largestindustrialenergyconsumer.CementcompaniesintheCSIhavebeenlongtakingactiontoreduceCO2andvoluntarilyreportingindependentlyverifiedCO2andenergyperformanceinformation(representing21%ofglobalcementprod...