The Portland Cement Association has committed to a 10% reduction in carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per ton of cementitious product produced or sold from a 1990 baseline by 2020. The industry will achieve this goal and foster further reductions by end users of their product through the implementation of a 3-part program that focuses on the production process, the product cement manufacturers produce, and application of the product. Reductions from the first two elements of this plan will contribute to achieving the 10% reduction goal. While reductions from the product application element will not count towards the goal, the CO₂-reduction benefits of cement and concrete use could be even more significant than those achieved through manufacturing and product formulation.

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