China Outlines Carbon Peaking Roadmap for Building Materials

What’s new: China published a roadmap for the country’s building materials industry, one of the country’s biggest emitters of greenhouse gases, to top out carbon emission by 2030.

The plan outlines requirements for the industry to adopt new materials and upgrade technologies to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions in key sectors including cement, glass and ceramics during the 14th Five-Year Plan period between 2021 and 2025. It also encouraged mergers and consolidation in the industry to better allocate resources and improve industry structure, according to the plan, which was issued by four central government departments.