The joint statement on building a net-zero cement industry, facilitated by LeadIT, was signed by Hassan Mohammed, State Minister, Ministry of Industry, Ethiopia, and Gezahegn Dechassa Hubechissa from the Ethiopian Cement Producers during a workshop at the Africa Climate Summit in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. LeadIT brought together key Ethiopian government stakeholders, senior leadership from within the Ethiopian cement industry, alongside international finance and academic stakeholders for the workshop on low-carbon cement pathways
As part of the joint statement to advance decarbonization pathways, the parties agreded to undertake a comprehensive technical and economic assessment of low-carbon cement technologies and of the policies required to enable their adoption. This analysis should include, but is not limited to:
- alternative clinker materials,
- energy efficiency improvements,
- renewable energy integration (including sustainable biomass fuels), and
- enhanced waste utilization.
Identifying practical technical options, investment needs, and policy instruments to transition Ethiopia’s cement sector toward significantly lower emissions, while safeguarding competitiveness, jobs, and sustainable growth, is a shared priority and foundation for collaboration between government and industry. This is a vital first step toward this ambition to grow sustainably while delivering on the country’s climate commitments.
"The pathway for a net zero cement industry is complex, but it is a global and achievable target”
Hassan Mohammed
State Minister Ministry of Industry, Ethiopia.
Photos from the LeadIT workshop on net-zero cement pathways, Africa Climate Summit
LeadIT workshop on net zero cement pathways during the Africa Climate Summit, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Dawit Alemu Beshah, Ministry of Industry, Eithiopia
Magnus Lennartsson, Swedish Ambassador to Ethiopia
Arati Davis, LeadIT with cement industry and government stakeholders, Africa Climate Summit, Addis Ababa, Ethiopian
