Joren Verschaeve
jorenverschaeve.bsky.social
Joren Verschaeve
@jorenverschaeve.bsky.social
Senior Programme Manager on industrial transformation at ECOS - Environmental Coalition on Standards. Ph.D in political science , Ghent University
3) Majority of these have almost identical schemes as EU ETS in place, if not part of it. AND the very same (European) companies operate on both side of the #EU border. So close to zero risk for carbon leakage or fraud / circumventing
December 6, 2024 at 4:34 PM
2) >90% of import is coming from countries in or near #Europe
December 6, 2024 at 4:34 PM
1) Cement is hardly traded. Import is only 4% of #EU market + Europe has trade surplus
December 6, 2024 at 4:34 PM
There’s also electric clinker recycling in steel EAFs, for UK modeling in nature showed it could supply entire market in combination with clinker substitutes www.nature.com/articles/s41... pretty cool as it could substitute need for #CCS altogether in some regions
Electric recycling of Portland cement at scale - Nature
Recovered cement paste can be reclinkered if used as a partial substitute for the lime–dolomite flux used in steel recycling, which can reduce waste and carbon emissions.
www.nature.com
November 24, 2024 at 10:09 AM
There’s plenty of solutions out there (see eg alliancelccc.com). Lot however have a hard time entering markets due to policies and standards protecting the status quo
Alliance for Low-Carbon Cement and Concrete | Alliance for low-carbon cement & concrete
The future depends on how we build it - so let’s shape the future together.
alliancelccc.com
November 23, 2024 at 7:49 AM