Non-profit body under pressure to drop green label for cement-making fuel

Published 17:05 on April 26, 2022 / Last updated at 17:07 on April 26, 2022 / / Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA (Europe), International, Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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Pressure is mounting on an influential non-profit group to drop its classification of burning waste as an “alternative fuel” in cement kilns, with environmental campaigners claiming that millions of dollars meant for climate mitigation will instead prop up one of the world’s most climate-polluting industries.
Pressure is mounting on an influential non-profit group to drop its classification of burning waste as an “alternative fuel” in cement kilns, with environmental campaigners claiming that millions of dollars meant for climate mitigation will instead prop up one of the world’s most climate-polluting industries.


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