The objective of providing European Climate Law-aligned pathways and the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) underpinning them is to offer a reference that companies can draw on to prepare their transition plans. By addressing an intermediate level between companies and the EU's economy-wide...

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...

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)...

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...

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...

The present report summarizes the main trends and drivers of the cement sector in the time period 2005-2017 in the EU28 and provides a compilation of key figures on the cement clinker industry for selected countries. The report focuses on the developments during the third trading period of the...

The study examines long-term demand for primary and secondary mineral raw materials in the stone and earth sector, based on various scenarios with regard to overall economic development. Based on projections of GDP, construction volume, the development of economic sectors that demand raw...

Portfolio optimization, which is performed while investing in any asset, is an important issue for all investors and finance researchers. In this study, the Artificial Hummingbird Optimization Algorithm (AHA), which has been proposed in recent years, was implemented for portfolio optimization by...

Leilac is a technology partner working towards a sustainable future for cement and lime production. Their goal is to develop a cost-effective solution to reduce carbon emissions and enable producers to take immediate action against climate change. The Low Emissions Intensity Lime And Cement...

Leilac is a technology partner working towards a sustainable future for cement and lime production. Their goal is to develop a cost-effective solution to reduce carbon emissions and enable producers to take immediate action against climate change. The Low Emissions Intensity Lime And Cement...

This paper exploits daily infrared images taken from satellites to track economic activity in advanced and emerging countries. We first develop a framework to read, clean, and exploit satellite images. Our algorithm uses the laws of physics (Planck's law) and machine learning to detect the heat...

Companies in various industries are under growing pressure to assess the costs of decarbonizing their operations. This paper develops a generic abatement cost concept to identify the cost-efficient combination of technological and operational changes firms would need to implement to drastically...

The EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) entered into application in its transitional phase on 1 October 2023. 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...

Delays has been a major concern at most manufacturing companies. A rising number of consumers have made several complaints about delays in getting their delivery, and these complaints have been made on many occasions. This problem has been made significantly worse by the fact that the...

Accounting for nearly 8% of global annual carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, the cement industry is considered difficult to decarbonize. While a sizeable number of abatement levers for Portland cement production are technologically ready for deployment, many are still viewed as prohibitively...

The productivity growth has an important linkage with economic growth and standard of living. It not only increases output but also improves the efficiency level of firms/industries through better utilization of factors of production, and therefore public policies aim at improving productivity....

Reaching carbon neutrality necessitates radical changes in terms of energy sources and industrial technologies. Some industries such as cement and lime emit significant amounts of process emissions, which will continue to be generated regardless of the type of energy source employed. One way to...

Purpose: This paper aims to identify, analyze, model the risk elements in the supply chain and further set future trends to evaluate risks in other domains of cement manufacturing industry. Cement is the second most consumed material in the world, has a fast supply chain in the global market....

Accounting for nearly 8% of global annual carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, the cement industry is considered difficult to decarbonize. While a sizeable number of abatement levers for Portland cement production are technologically ready for deployment, many are still viewed as prohibitively...

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...

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