— Mark Avery (@MarkAvery) February 20, 2020
Aggregate Industries’ boardroom has in the past made up some targets too. In 2006, Aggregate Industries had a clear message on climate change: "it’s happening and we have to take action now". In 2008, the company set a target to reduce CO2. Emissions increased. In 2012, the company set another target. Emissions increased. In 2015, the company admitted "process carbon emissions continue to rise and are 20% above the 2012 baseline."
The company now emits nearly 1.3 million tonnes of CO2 each year, more than 5 times the amount it emitted 20 years ago. Emissions are still increasing. As we've posted, Climate emergency? Not at Aggregate Industries. CO2 emissions increase again.
So much for targets.
Meanwhile spare a thought for the climate-related discussions in the boardroom of Aggregate Industries’ parent company in Paris, after the events orchestrated by Extinction Rebellion this week.
On peut avoir l'impression que la re-décoration des sites de #Lafarge, Cemex et de 20 camions a été improvisée sur #FinDeChantiers. En fait, l'action respecte une charte graphique et le groupe Artivisme de @xrFrance a beaucoup travaillé en amont de l'action : le logo = Lafarce⬇️ pic.twitter.com/ozXaANGEEX— Franck XR 🌳 (@XrFranck) February 21, 2020
One can have the impression that the re-decoration of #Lafarge, Cemex and 20 trucks was improvised on #FinDeChantiers. In fact, the action respects a graphic charter and the artivism group @xrFrance worked a lot before the action: the logo = Lafarce
La farce? The joke.
If only it was. Despite the greenwash, and undoubtedly the targets, CO2 emissions from the world's largest cement company have relentlessly increased – 135 million tonnes in 2018, up from 131 million tonnes in 2017, up from 127 million tonnes in 2016; LafargeHolcim: Acting in a way that would "wipe out most life on the planet".
