Transforming Cement

Transformation of the cement and concrete industry | critical factors

Reducing clinker in concrete, by increasing the use of supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) in cement production and making concrete production more efficient
Increasing concrete efficiency in design and construction
Capturing and eliminating the remaining clinker emissions through CCUS
Additional, smaller gains will come from electricity decarbonisation.

Global burden of cement production

Industry-endorsed strategy

In 2023, we developed a Concrete and Cement Sector Transition Strategy with input from a diverse set of industry stakeholders. This provides a shared vision for a clean concrete and cement future, modelling of pathways, real economy milestones and the industry, policy and finance actions required to get there. Assumptions have not been updated since publication, but the STS still represents a quantitative reference point.

Sector Transition Strategy documents

Report | Making net-zero concrete + cement possible

Industry-backed 1.5°C aligned transition strategy download

Executive summary download
Infographics summary download 
Pathways to net zero interactive modelling

Global Project Tracker | latest in-depth data

Further reading | Cement

Events

Steel’s Transformation Moment │ coming soon – 13 August

20 Jul 2026

APAC│Events│steel

13 August 2026 | Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Mission Possible Partnership and the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry are hosting a dialogue on the core enabling conditions needed to commercialise low-carbon steel production in Korea.

Insights

Europe’s ETS windfall should fund clean industry market making

16 Jul 2026

clean industry│Europe│Global Project Tracker

The European Commission is deliberating a revision of the European Trading System – the flagship instrument of climate policy
Lobby groups are pushing hard to extend the free credit allowances and push back the 2040 horizon. This is a crucial juncture
Europe’s resilience and competitiveness are at stake
Europe’s growing ETS revenue can be redirected to mechanism that create demand certainty and unlock clean industrial investment

Events

Reuters Events: Global Energy Forum 2026 | coming soon

24 Jun 2026

Economic growth│energy transition│Event│USA

Reuters Events: Global Energy Forum 2026 brings together 600+ senior leaders from across energy, finance, technology and policy to address the decisions reshaping global energy markets.

More to Explore

Bright Spots

05 Jan 2026

Repsol Ecoplanta | Spain

Repsol’s Ecoplanta project in Tarragona reached final investment decision (FID) in January 2025 and will pioneer the commercial-scale production of

Press Release

05 Dec 2023

Advanced and developing economies partner to transform heavy industries accounting for a third of global emissions

Energy & Industry Day at COP28 sees the launch of a new wave of breakthrough country and industry partnerships to

Reports

01 Nov 2025

Clean industry: dawn of a new era | report

The fourth edition of the Global Project Tracker is now live. As the latest analysis shows, we are on the

Press Release

04 Nov 2025

A new dawn for industry with over 1,000 clean projects in development worldwide, setting the stage for near-term acceleration

São Paulo, 4 November 2025 – Today, the Industrial Transition Accelerator (ITA) and Mission Possible Partnership (MPP) announced that clean industry