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WWF and Lafarge, the world’s largest cement maker, agreed to continue working together to further reduce the company’s greenhouse gas emissions and to help build hundreds of energy-efficient buildings – targets that will help fight the effects of climate change, on Sunday.
As part of its partnership with WWF, Lafarge will reduce its net greenhouse gas emissions by 33% per tonne, below 1990 levels by 2020. This will be done by using alternative fuels and increasing the efficiency of Lafarge’s plants.
The company vowed to be part of the development of 500 sustainable buildings across the globe by 2015, and to advocate for ambitious national and global climate change policies.
To achieve this Lafarge will work with customers, architects, engineering companies, designers and construction companies to develop new technology and new construction systems, to be used in energy efficient buildings.
“Working with companies like Lafarge is an essential part of our efforts to address climate change,” said Bruce Haase, Acting Head Climate and Business Engagement, WWF International.
“By working with the corporations with the highest carbon footprint, you can have a significant and measurable impact. Lafarge will help advance our work to move the world to a low carbon society.”
“The partnership and the new commitments will also enable us to reinforce our policy work,” Haase said. “One of the biggest policy challenge we would like to engage Lafarge on, is moving greenhouse gas emissions reductions in the European Union from the current 20 percent target, to 30% by 2020.”
