The built environment accounts for approximately 40 per cent of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fuel combustion and 25 per cent of global greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions1 with cement production being one of the highest-emitting industries, accounting for seven per cent of global CO2 emissions2.

Given that cement accounts for seven per cent of global emissions, decarbonising the cement ecosystem is one of the biggest challenges facing the industry.

Cement producers in the Arabian Gulf region can target their carbon emissions using technology developed by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, says a top official at Finland’s largest research and technology company.