This paper evaluates the impact of a policy that was implemented to reduce the energy intensity of firms in some manufacturing sectors in India, on the total factor productivity (TFP) growth of firms and on its components, scale efficiency and technical change. Using plant-level panel data on...

Cement is an important large-scale manufacturing industry that contributes nearly 1 percent to Pakistan's gross domestic product (GDP) annually and accounts for an estimated 25 percent of all industrial primary energy consumption. Energy contributes 60 percent to the total cost of cement...

The most energy-intensive material, clinker, should be replaced by higher shares of supplementary cementitious materials in cement (annual saving potential of 15 Mt CO2 eq. by 2050). Though investment for retrofitting cement plants is necessary to produce calcined clays or alternative binders,...

EU CBAM is the EU's landmark tool to put a fair price on the greenhouse gases (GHG) emitted during the production of certain GHG-intensive goods, including cement, entering the EU. It will ensure that the EU's climate objectives are not undermined and encourage cleaner industrial production in...

In the face of accelerating climate change and a shifting geopolitical landscape, the circular economy (CE) paradigm is emerging as a critical strategy in EU policymaking. It is of particular importance for the cement and concrete sector, which accounts for about 4% of EU greenhouse gas (GHG)...

This paper studies the adoption of clean technology in an oligopolistic setting, focusing on carbon capture and storage (CCS) in the cement sector. Firms can choose between two technologies: a carbon-intensive ("dirty") technology and a low-carbon ("clean") one. Initially, all firms operate with...

As a critical nexus for both grain production and carbon emissions, the synergistic development of the plantation system is of strategic importance for realizing China's "dual-carbon" goal, A comprehensive assessment of the decoupling status and its driving factors between these dimensions...