California’s Senate Bill 596: Spearheading the global transition to sustainable cement

Kenneth C. Johnson
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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.
加州参议院596号法案:引领全球向可持续水泥过渡
所谓“难消”的水泥行业正处于基础性技术变革的风口浪尖。新兴技术可以使水泥生产实现碳中和或碳负排放,并且有可能实现盈利。加州凭借其参议院法案596 (Becker 2021),处于引领全球向可持续水泥过渡的有利地位,该法案指示加州空气资源委员会(CARB)“为该州水泥行业制定一项全面战略,以尽快实现与该州使用的水泥相关的温室气体净零排放[…]”CARB的SB 596战略可以作为其他州和国家气候政策的模范政策框架。本文提出了水泥脱碳的监管策略,其中包括碳定价和融资机制,以支持和加速加州可持续水泥技术的早期开发和随后的商业采用,以实现全球水泥行业快速脱碳的更广泛目标。
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