Sectoral Emissions Reduction Agreement FOIA Letter from Portland Cement Association 1.7.03

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Portland Cmn soito
Riciard .Cregho
Pre~ent, tioernment
AminJanuary
7, 2003
The Honorable Spencer Abraham
Secretary
U.S. Deapartment of Energy S.W.
1000 Independence Avenue,
Washington, D.C. 20585
The Honorable Christine Todd Whitman
Administrator
U.S. E~nvironmental Protection Agencyj
'1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NA.W
Washington, DC 20460
The Honorable James L. Connaughton
Chairmnan
Council on Environmental Quality
72-2 Jackson place, NMW.
Washington. DC 20503
Goal and Associated Climate Program
Re: US. Cement Industry's VoluntaryinC02
Dear Sirs and Madam:
(PCA) I am pleased to share with you
he Prtlnd Cmen AssociationC02 emissions and the program the
Onbhalfof
reduce
th ceentl Ondutrs vorluntar goal tostrongly believes that sector-specific volun'taIy
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deieCoipement it.i PCA
inuth haS.
of civn h betv e ytePeiet
efforts are the most effective means the President, agrees that these approaches are far
climate change proposal. PCA, like Imeasures that would have resulted from adoption
preferable to the economically punitive
of the Kyoto Protocol.I
cement companies in the United States.
PCA is a trade association representingoperating 101 plants in 35 states, accounting
com~panies
PC~s membership consists of 45cement production. Portlanid cement is the key ingredient
for more than 95 percent of U.S.
to our nation's infrastructure.
in concrete, a building material essenti~al
goal in July 2001, as part of the
ompanes adpted the voluntaryprogram. it is a unit-based goal that.
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RCA
assciation contiuosanvironmental improvemenlt
bes
like the President's, allows the Industytosmlneulgrwadeuc00eisos
as a function of production.
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focuses
developed a three part program that
To achieve the goal, the industry t~ias manufacturers produce, and on how the
cement
on the production process, the product under the first two elements of the
product is applied. While only efforts undertaken achieving the industry goal, the third
proramwil toquatif prgress towards
beuse climate chani C a
part of the program has the greatest pot~ntbIl for mitigatingits potential and plans to
to maximize
worked closely with various federal agencies
continue to do so in the future.
summarizes the industrys program.
please find a documeflt~that bniefly any questions you may have
Attached
responld to
Andy O'H-are or i Would be delighted to provide you with additional information. We both~
to
concerning the industry's program or POA looks forward to working with you on this
may be reached at (202) 408-9494.
program in the future.
Sincerely,
Pre tGover t Affairs

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CHANGE PROGRAM
U.S. CEMENT INDUSTRN¶ CLIMATE
ASSOCIATION
PORTLAND CEIMENT
the issue of climate change in
The U.S, cement Industry began seriously studying program to develop a C02
Wise
thend orkd wth PA hrogl~ the Climate
id-0s
emissiosrdcin hog industry h O
emissions protocol and a means by which~ to record
able to accurately quantify cement
1605(b)proram.TheU.S industry was~thefl ways t drs hm h rdc
C02 emissions and to begin a process of "examining temissionreductiogn goal
of a voluntar co2
culminated ifl the adoption initiated arounh w orlrsltin inrtepae
of this assessment
in July 2001. similar efforts have since been
greenhouse gas emissions protoopeae
development of a global cement industry Council on Sustainable Development.
under the auspices of the World Business
per ton of
Goal: A 10% reduction intCOz emissions
Cement Industry Voluntary or sold fro~m a 1990 baseline by 2020.
cementitious product produced
goal, as described
a three part program to achieve the
The industry is now implementing
below.
efficiency and decreased fuel
1. frocess: reduce emissions through increased
use.I
frmless efficient wetkiIns to preheater/precalciner
* Kiln types: continue conversiont
kilns. fuel use through the
reduction of electricity and
* Demand-side energy managem¶nt: items utilized in making cement.
application of more efficient farns! motors, and other
use alternatives to conventioflal fuels
* Use of alternative fuels and raw materials:gas and other pollutant emissions.
and raw materials to reduce greenhouse
materials.
ienint using a lower proportion of calcined
rrouc
2. _product Form.lai002 emissions per unit of product.
thereby reducing
as a climate change solution.
3. ~~j~A lcton: promote the use of concrete built with concret
and residential structures
*Energy-efficient structures: comrmerCiaIefficiency.
exterior walls to enhance their energy
absorbs less and radiates more
• Urban heat island mitigation: light-colored concrete
roofs, or other surfaces, thereby
heat than dark materials, wheth~er on pavement,
reducing ambient temperatures.

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concrete pavement enhances fuel
• Vehicle fuel efficiency: because of its rigidity,
efficiency of vehicles when compared toovfeanblethpavementits
applications abovecand otherebenefits,
•Lifecycle analysis: because of the three to competingprdcsthersus
cement-based concrete compares favorably guidance.
should be taken into account in product-selection
and continua to be active in
PCA and/or its member companies have been the
and reduce greenhouse gases. such as
international and domestic efforts to meas~ire
following efforts:
Energy Star Program)
*The EPA Climate Wise program (noIw the
*The EPA Climate Leaders program
* The EPA Energy Star program I
aThe Department of Energy
1605(b) Greenhouse Gas Reporting program
GHG Protocol
*The World Resources 1nstituteNVBCSD
*The Pew Center on Global Climate Change
*The WWF Climate Savers program' (WBCSD) report on a
*The World Business Council for sulstainable, Development
sustainable cement industry,
than those
concrete achieved roughly 10% more MPG the comparative
'A Canadian study showed that trucks driveniafl were observed In the summer. indicating that
driven on asphalt. The greatest improvements even greater in the United States and other countries that
would be
efficiencoy of driving on canasete roads
are warmer than Canada.
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