Cement could save the planet

What’s holding green cement back are the industry’s standards and subsidies.

I work in one of the world’s dirtiest industries—the cement industry—accounting for 8% of global CO2 emissions, matched only by the steel industry. Companies like mine are reinventing cement production to approach net-zero rapidly, in a way that is resource- and cost-efficient. Still, cement is often overlooked in broader climate discussions, despite the obvious fact that without green cement, there is no green future.