What is being done about carbon dioxide emissions during the cement manufacturing process?
A. The industry was among the first to tackle the issue of climate change, and it has remained at the forefront of developing policies and improving the manufacturing process. Since 1975, the cement industry has reduced emissions by 33 percent. In 2000, the industry created a way to measure carbon dioxide emissions, and by the year 2020, the industry plans to voluntarily reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 10 percent below the 1990 baseline.
