'In 2015, the cement industry generated around 2.8 billion tonnes of CO2, equivalent to 8% of the global total – a greater share than any country other than China or the US', reports CarbonBrief:
... the cement industry will need to dramatically cut its emissions to meet the Paris Agreement’s temperature goals... only limited progress has been made so far.
... older equipment puts [European producers] behind India and China on energy efficiency.
If LafargeHolcim were a country, it would rank 42nd in terms of CO2 emissions; ahead of the Czech Republic and Belgium; nearly 3 times the emissions of Switzerland – the country where it is based.
LafargeHolcim is the parent company of Aggregate Industries.
