We’re Advancing Balanced Sustainability Solutions
At CNCA, our work is focused on solutions that improve policies and projects - reflecting a balance of environmental, societal and cost benefits.
Setting the Record Straight – A Response to the Sierra Club’s Inaccurate and Misleading Paper on the California Cement Industry
Executive Summary
A recent paper commissioned by Sierra Club California and authored by Global Efficiency Intelligence paints an inaccurate and intentionally misleading picture of the California cement industry. The paper’s sensational claims that the California cement industry is “failing the climate challenge” and is “substantially dirtier” than cement industries in other nations, including China, are absurd and incompatible with the facts, including many of those presented in the paper itself.
Reducing GHG Emissions in the California Cement Industry: Opportunities & Challenges
California cement industry is among the cleanest in the world and has made great strides
Existing policies are preventing progress toward acceptance of low carbon cement and use of alternative fuels
MIT’s Concrete Sustainability Hub: Primer on Environmental product Declarations (EPDs) and Life Cycle Analysis (LCA)
The mission of the CSHub is to develop breakthroughs that will achieve sustainable and durable homes, buildings, and infrastructure. We approach this by conducting research to reduce the impact of producing and using concrete, and to develop tools to support infrastructure decisions: life-cycle environmental, cost, and hazard resistance.