REFORMING PAKISTAN’S CEMENT INDUSTRY: A CRITICAL PATHWAY TO COMBATING CLIMATE CHANGE

Abstract

Cement and concrete, as the most widely produced and used materials globally, pose a significant environmental challenge, chiefly through greenhouse gas emissions and pressure on natural resources like water. As public concern about these impacts’ increases, addressing the sustainability issues in their manufacture has grown more urgent. This paper directly examines how the cement and concrete sector affects the environment and explores actionable solutions and innovations suited for implementation in the coming decades to reduce the sector's ecological footprint substantially. Our analysis indicates that promising pathways exist to create a more sustainable concrete industry, improve the balance between societal needs and environmental protection, and leverage advancing technologies.

Keywords

concrete & cement industry, Climate change, Sustainability, Pakistan.