IEA: Energy Efficiency and CO2 Emissions from the Global Cement Industry

Authors: Cecilia Tam, Michael Taylor and Dolf Gielen
August 30, 2006

Global cement production grew significantly from 1970 to 2005, with the vast majority of the growth occurring in developing countries. In terms of CO2 emissions, cement production is the most important activity in the non-metallic minerals category. This paper sets out some of the initial data collected for a separate IEA analysis report on the energy demand, CO2 emissions and CO2 emission reduction opportunities in the cement industry.

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