WATCH: How can the Industrial Accelerator Act scale up the market for low-carbon construction products?
80% vs 5%. That is the gap between what Europe could achieve on publicly procured low-carbon concrete – and what the IAA currently proposes. Our webinar explored how Europe can scale up investments to make low-carbon construction products go from niche to norm.
The construction sector ranks among the best-placed sectors to generate lead markets for low-carbon construction products. The webinar looked at a study, commissioned by ECOS, which shows that an industry-aligned low-carbon concrete quota can be as high as 80%. That is 16 times higher than the current 5% proposal put forward by the European Commission. And this is possible with minimal project level costs.
The webinar brought together industry and civil society representatives. They discussed the importance of a strong Industrial Accelerator Act and how to get there, including with higher quotas and a strong low-carbon definition.
Missed out? Check out the recording can be watched below!
Thank you to our panelists for a rich discussion:
- Jen Carson, Director of Industry, Climate Group
- Tudor Cherhat, Programme Manager at ECOS
- Titouan Prod’hon, European Affairs Advisor, Bouygues
- Evert Witteveen, Climate & Energy EU Policy Consultant, Ramboll
A special thank you to Federica Di Sario for moderating.
