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Holcim España invests in renewable fuels at Carboneras plant

25 October 2023, Published under Cement News

Holcim España has reinforced its commitment to decarbonisation by investing in facilities for the use of renewable fuels at its Carboneras cement plant in Almería, Spain. The EUR4m project ensures that the plant is now capable of sourcing 70 per cent of its thermal energy requirements from renewable fuels, resulting in a reduction of more than 22,000t of CO 2 emissions linked to energy use. Attending the inauguration of the new facilities, Jorge Paradela, minister of industry, energy ...

Climate pledges must be on time and in full, warns the IEA

25 October 2023, Published under Cement News

Despite an “unstoppable” shift towards clean energy, demand for fossil fuels is still far too high to keep within the Paris Agreement's 1.5˚C goal. That is just one of the findings of the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) ’World Energy Outlook 2023’ report just released. The report describes an energy system in 2030 that includes almost 10x as many electric cars on the road, solar PV generating more electricity than the entire US power system does currently, the share of renewables in t...