The LCCI is a network of scientists and engineers with expertise on various aspects of production, and consumption as well as on environmental life-cycle analysis of cement-based materials. The priority of the network is in the materials side solutions, since energy and production technology aspects have been already adequately covered by various organizations. The LCCI network discusses opportunities to increase eco-efficiency both in production and consumption cement, in a life-cycle approach.
Implemented in
- Africa
- Asia / Pacific
- Europe and Central Asia
- Latin America / Caribbean
- Middle East
Sectors of activity
Buildings and construction, Scientific Research, Development and Innovation, Industrial Sector
Type of initiative
Capacity Building & Implementation, Education & Awareness Raising, Research, Analysis, Assessment
Type of lead actor
Scientific and Technical
Start date
08/04/2016
End date
31/12/2024
Submitted on:
22/12/2017Objectives
The objective is to identify, analyze and disseminate potential solutions to mitigate CO2 emissions and increase resource efficiency over the life cycle of the cementitious materials, and promote those that are low-cost, technologically robust and environmentally sound.
Activities
As collected through the One Planet Reporting
Output level
Knowledge resource and technical tool
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Eco-efficient cements: Potential, economically viable solutions for a low-CO2, cement based materials industry (UN Environment Report)
Eco-efficient cements: Potential, economically viable solutions for a low-CO2, cement based materials industry (UN Environment Report)
Regions
Global / All regions
Lead organization
UN ENVIRONMENT via UNEP/Sustainable Building and Construction initiative.
Objective
Identify and access material-based technologies that have a potential to mitigate CO2 in the cement industry and estimate its mitigation potential.
Achievements
The report demonstrate that are various materials based technologies that allows cement industry to reach its CO2 mitigation target without the need for carbon capture and storage technologies. This is important because CCS will cause the cement production cost to increase +2 fold. Since more than 80% of the future demand for cement will come from developing countries, any cost increase will affect mostly poor world citizens, limiting their access to housing and infrastructure.
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UN Environment Report: Eco-efficient Cements: Potential Economically Viable Solutions for a Low-CO2 Cement-based Materials Industry
UN Environment Report: Eco-efficient Cements: Potential Economically Viable Solutions for a Low-CO2 Cement-based Materials Industry
Regions
Global / All regions
Lead organization
UN ENVIRONMENT USP University of São Paulo EPFL École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Objective
Produce an inventory and analysis on low-CO2, eco-efficient cement-based materials technologies Identify material-based alternatives to mitigate CO2 at lower cost and environmental risks than the Carbon Capture and Storage.
Achievements
The report succeed to demonstrate that there are material-based techologies that, if further developed and introduce into the market, are able to fullfill cement industry CO2 mitigation goals at low or even negative costs. Carbon Capture and Storage is therefore only one alternative.
Impact and Results
Collaborate in the mitigation of CO2 emmited by cement value chain, at low-cost making it viable for developing countries, and without the costs and risk associated to carbon capture
Influence R&D of research institutions and companies towards emerging technologies with highest mitigation potential
Generate subsidies for policy-making to encourage industry to develop adequate technologies
Educate professors of civil engineering and architecture to teach undergrads to better use cement-based materials
Next steps and how to get involved
Next steps includes:
a) Production of an original report about oportunities for resource-efficiency in the cement value chain
b) estimate carbon capture by in-use cement-based construction stock
The Initiative is open to the participation of experts in the related fields, both from Academy and Industry.