Joint position – Feedback on Free Allocation Rules for cement (July)

As the Alliance for Low-Carbon Cement and Concrete (ALCCC), we are committed to bring European cements within planetary boundaries, targeting a net zero value chain by 2040. Clinker is the main cause of cement emissions as it is the product’s most carbon intensive component, accounting for over 90% of the industry’s carbon footprint. The share of clinker in cement remained high and stable in Europe over the last decade (c. 75%), sitting well above the global average (c. 63%). As safe, scalable, and cost-effective low clinker cements exist today, policies urgently need to start incentivising low carbon substitute technologies which replace and reduce the volume of clinker in cement.