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Cement: Carbon Emissions

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Question for Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

UIN 3141, tabled on 22 November 2023

Question

Mr Alistair Carmichael
Liberal Democrat
Orkney and Shetland
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions she has had with the Construction Industry Council on decarbonising the cement industry.

Answer

Graham Stuart
Conservative
Beverley and Holderness
Commons

Answered on

27 November 2023

Officials have regular discussions with the Green Construction Board and with other bodies on a range of issues relating to the decarbonisation of cement. The Government is committed to exploring opportunities to decarbonise this critical foundation material and regularly engages with the Mineral Products Association and the sector to discuss the challenges and opportunities involved in decarbonisation, and potential ways forward. The Department for Business and Trade is working with the Construction Leadership Council, with a key priority being net zero and biodiversity, to support use of lower carbon materials and products such as cement and concrete in the construction sector.

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