August 19, 2026

Analysis

Protected: Cement’s Stubborn Emissions

Fierce competition and overcapacity crises are impeding efforts to decarbonize cement production

Heidelberg Materials’ Brevik facility, the world’s largest green cement works, Porsgrunn, Norway, 2024. Credit: Heidelberg Materials

Filed Under

China, Europe, United States, Climate & Energy, Industrial Policy, Manufacturing

Further Reading

Varieties of Derisking

Industrial policy, macrofinance, and the green transition

Green Industrial Strategy

The scale and scope of Biden’s landmark climate investments

The Whole Field

Markets, planning, and coordinating the green transformation

Further Reading

Varieties of Derisking

Industrial policy, macrofinance, and the green transition

In recent years, the debate over climate policy has moved away from the earlier consensus in favor of carbon pricing and towards an investment-focused approach,...

Skanda Amarnath, Melanie Brusseler, Daniela Gabor, Chirag Lala, JW Mason

Green Industrial Strategy

The scale and scope of Biden’s landmark climate investments

The Inflation Reduction Act is the most significant piece of climate legislation in US history. Alongside its three other major legislative achievements, the Biden administration...

The Whole Field

Markets, planning, and coordinating the green transformation

In recent years, an intense debate has unfolded over the policy and politics of the green transition. Politically, the tide appears to be receding: As...

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