Technology Roadmap Low-Carbon Transition in the Cement Industry

Technology Roadmap
Low-Carbon Transition in the Cement Industry
Abbreviations and acronyms
2DS 
2 degree Celsius Scenario
B2DS 
Beyond 2 degree Celsius Scenario
BCSA 
belite calcium sulphoaluminate
CACS 
carbonation of calcium silicates
CAGR 
compound annual growth rate
CCS 
carbon capture and storage
CCU 
carbon capture and utilisation
CO
2
carbon dioxide
COP 
Conference of the Parties
CSA 
calcium sulphoaluminate 
CSI 
Cement Sustainability Initiative
EHR 
excess heat recovery
ETP 
Energy Technology Perspectives
GDP 
gross domestic product
GGBFS 
ground granulated blast furnace slag
GNR 
Getting the Numbers Right
IEA 
International Energy Agency
MOMS 
magnesium oxide derived from magnesium silicates
OECD 
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
PAT 
Performance Achieve Trade
PC 
Portland cement
PHCS 
pre-hydrated calcium silicates
R&D 
research and development
RTS 
Reference Technology Scenario
UNFCCC 
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
USD 
United States dollar
WBCSD 
World Business Council for Sustainable Development
°C 
degree Celsius
EJ 
exajoule (10
18
joules)
EUR/t 
euro per tonne
Units of measure 

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Abbreviations and acronyms
GJ 
gigajoule (10
9
joules)
GJ/t 
gigajoule per tonne
GJ/tCO
2
gigajoule per tonne of carbon dioxide
Gt 
gigatonne (10
9
tonnes)
GtCO
2
gigatonne of carbon dioxide
GtCO
2
/yr gigatonne of carbon dioxide per year
kg 
kilogramme (10
3
grammes)
ktCO
2
/yr 
thousand tonne (10
3
tonnes) of carbon dioxide per year
kWh 
kilowatt hour (10
3
watt hours)
kWh/t 
kilowatt hour per tonne
Mt 
million tonne (10
6
tonnes)
MtCO
2
million tonne of carbon dioxide
MtCO
2
/yr million tonne of carbon dioxide per year
Mt/yr 
million tonne per year
MW 
megawatt (10
6
watts)
t tonne
tCO
2
tonne of carbon dioxide
tCO
2
/GJ 
tonne of carbon dioxide per gigajoule
tCO
2
/yr 
tonne of carbon dioxide per year
USD/tCO
2
United States dollar per tonne of carbon dioxide

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