Report: Federal Buy Clean for Cement and Steel: Policy Design and Impact on Industrial Emissions and Competitiveness

This study estimated the CO2 emissions associated with cement and steel used in public construction projects and the potential impact of Buy Clean to reduce those emissions. Approximately half of the annual CO2 emissions associated with cement consumption is associated with public construction which was around 36 Mt CO2 in 2018. Of this, around 25% is associated with government-funded projects using federal funds and the remaining is related to public projects using states and local governments-own funds.

Resource: Federal Buy Clean for Cement and Steel: Policy Design and Impact on Industrial Emissions and Competitiveness

Authors: Ali Hasanbeigi, Dinah Shi, Navdeep Bhadbhade