Creating framework conditions for the transformation of the cement industry

摘要

The "Environmental Data of the German Cement Industry 2020" now published show how cement manufacturers in Germany are facing up to the environmental challenges of our time. At the top of the agenda are three major topics: Climate neutrality by 2050, the saving of primary raw materials and air pollution control. On the road to climate neutrality, the cement industry will have to reduce its CO_2 emissions to an unprecedented extent. "We now need suitable, binding framework conditions quickly in order to successfully master the chosen path to climate-neutral cement production," emphasizes Christian Knell, President of the German Cement Works Association (VDZ). This relates in particular to the expansion of renewable energies and power grids, as well as the creation of a functioning CO_2 infrastructure. "However, we are concerned about the often bureaucratic and complex processes involved in the approval procedures required for this or in applying for subsidies for necessary investments," says Knell. This makes it all the more important for civil society, politics, science and industry to work together to find good solutions that can be implemented quickly.