California’s Senate Bill 596: Spearheading the global transition to sustainable cement
The so-called “hard to abate” cement industry is at the cusp of a foundational technology transformation. Emerging technologies could make cement production carbon-neutral or carbon-negative, and could potentially do so profitably. California is well-positioned to spearhead the global transition to...
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| description | The so-called “hard to abate” cement industry is at the cusp of a foundational technology transformation. Emerging technologies could make cement production carbon-neutral or carbon-negative, and could potentially do so profitably. California is well-positioned to spearhead the global transition to sustainable cement with its Senate Bill 596 (Becker 2021), which directs the California Air Resource Board (CARB) to “develop a comprehensive strategy for the state’s cement sector to achieve net-zero emissions of greenhouse gases associated with cement used within the state as soon as possible […]” CARB’s SB 596 strategy could serve as a model policy framework for other states’ and nations’ climate policies. This paper proposes a regulatory strategy for cement decarbonization, which includes carbon pricing and financing mechanisms to support and accelerate early-stage development and subsequent commercial adoption of sustainable cement technologies in California, pursuant to the broader goal of expediently decarbonizing the global cement industry. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f2b7b482a2e0443daf7e32a3223be2a22025-01-22T05:44:43ZengElsevierNext Sustainability2949-82362025-01-016100106California’s Senate Bill 596: Spearheading the global transition to sustainable cementKenneth C. Johnson0Independent, 2502 Robertson Rd., Santa Clara, CA 95051, United StatesThe so-called “hard to abate” cement industry is at the cusp of a foundational technology transformation. Emerging technologies could make cement production carbon-neutral or carbon-negative, and could potentially do so profitably. California is well-positioned to spearhead the global transition to sustainable cement with its Senate Bill 596 (Becker 2021), which directs the California Air Resource Board (CARB) to “develop a comprehensive strategy for the state’s cement sector to achieve net-zero emissions of greenhouse gases associated with cement used within the state as soon as possible […]” CARB’s SB 596 strategy could serve as a model policy framework for other states’ and nations’ climate policies. This paper proposes a regulatory strategy for cement decarbonization, which includes carbon pricing and financing mechanisms to support and accelerate early-stage development and subsequent commercial adoption of sustainable cement technologies in California, pursuant to the broader goal of expediently decarbonizing the global cement industry.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949823625000091CementIndustrial climate policyNet-zeroCarbon-neutralCarbon-negative |
| spellingShingle | Kenneth C. Johnson California’s Senate Bill 596: Spearheading the global transition to sustainable cement Next Sustainability Cement Industrial climate policy Net-zero Carbon-neutral Carbon-negative |
| title | California’s Senate Bill 596: Spearheading the global transition to sustainable cement |
| title_full | California’s Senate Bill 596: Spearheading the global transition to sustainable cement |
| title_fullStr | California’s Senate Bill 596: Spearheading the global transition to sustainable cement |
| title_full_unstemmed | California’s Senate Bill 596: Spearheading the global transition to sustainable cement |
| title_short | California’s Senate Bill 596: Spearheading the global transition to sustainable cement |
| title_sort | california s senate bill 596 spearheading the global transition to sustainable cement |
| topic | Cement Industrial climate policy Net-zero Carbon-neutral Carbon-negative |
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