Joren Verschaeve

Don’t scrap Green Claims Directive, NGOs say - ECOS European consumers need a strong Green Claims Directive to deter false claims, say environmental groups.

📣 Don’t scrap Green Claims Directive, NGOs ECOS, @carbonmarketwatch.bsky.social, @clienteartheur.bsky.social & @eeb.org say.

EU consumers need a strong Directive to deter false claims, but concerning reports suggest the proposal is in jeopardy.

Joint press release 👇
ecostandard.org/news_events/...

Brussels accused of stonewalling climate-friendly cement makers - Euractiv Brussels is under fire for blocking low-carbon cement, with critics accusing it of caving to industry pressure and stalling green innovation.

Cement and ECOS are making headlines this week 📰

Climate-friendly cement products are being blocked from the European market by large firms with backing from Brussels, warn politicians, industry, think tanks, and NGOs in EURACTIV 👇
www.euractiv.com/section/eet/...

Romanian cement producers fined for price coordination Romanian cement producers fined for price coordination

Worrying at a time when affordable housing is a top priority all across #Europe www.globalcement.com/news/item/18....

🗺️ European #cement standards are at a crossroads.

Want to learn more about cement #standards and the importance of breaking away from a business-as-usual approach?

🆕 Our handy guide answers the most frequently asked questions. Check it out: ecostandard.org/publications... #CleanIndustrialDeal

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

2) >90% of import is coming from countries in or near #Europe

1) Cement is hardly traded. Import is only 4% of #EU market + Europe has trade surplus

The ongoing debate on #cement and #cbam is much ado about nothing (or better maintaining EU #ETS free allowances). Why?

The future cement industry: A cementitious ‘golden age’? If the cement industry accelerates adoption of supplementary cementitious materials, it could decarbonize while unlocking a new horizon of value creation.

Great new read on #cement and #concrete, once more showing so much more is possible in terms of #clinker substitution. Also in #europe www.mckinsey.com/industries/e...

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.

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

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

Highly recommend listening in (or reading the full piece). Helps putting things in perspective as to how far some incumbent #cement players are going to protect their assets and profits

🆕 Our new data shows that green public procurement could cut #concrete and #steel emissions by almost half!

🔓 The EU should not miss this opportunity to unlock public procurement’s green and economic potential.

➡️ Learn more: ecostandard.org/publications... #PublicProcurement #construction